Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Eldorendo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eldorendo and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Eldorendo

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Eldorendo:
  • 31.044074, -84.651861
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Eldorendo

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Decatur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur County
  • Since Eldorendo is near Miller County and also Seminole County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Miller County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Seminole County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Eldorendo

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eldorendo ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Bethany
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Bethany is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
• Cooktown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cooktown is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooktown
• Enterprise
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Enterprise is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
• Floydtown ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Floydtown is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydtown
• Horns Cross Road ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Horns Cross Road is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Cross Road
• Iron City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Iron City is located in Seminole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iron City <1>
• Lynn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lynn is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
• Mount Pleasant
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Spooner ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Spooner is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner
• Twilight ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Twilight is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight

How Far From Eldorendo to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Eldorendo to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Eldorendo and extending to:

• Bainbridge, which is the Seat of Decatur County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Eldorendo to Bainbridge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 187 miles [300.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 692 miles [1,113.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,576 miles [10,583 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,267 miles [11,695.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,151 miles [8,289.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'