Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Flintside:
  • 31.546008, -84.152963
  • 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 Flintside

• 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 Dougherty County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dougherty County
  • Since Flintside is near Lee County and also Mitchell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mitchell 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 Flintside

Communities Also Named Flintside ...

We found one communities that are also named Flintside.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Flintside.

Beyond Georgia.

• Communities Located In Georgia ...
  • Sumter County
    • This Flintside is located in Sumter County and lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Flintside that is located in Dougherty County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Flintside.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Flintside ...

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.

• Cherokee Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherokee Heights is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
• Clearview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Clearview is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
• Coachman Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Coachman Park is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachman Park
• Colonial Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
• Dixieland
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Dixieland is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixieland
• Evergreen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Forest Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Forest Park is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Four Points
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Four Points is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
• Garden Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Garden Hill is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hill
• Gordon Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Gordon Heights is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
• Hillside
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hillside is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
• Hinds
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hinds is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
  • Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
• Continue List   (8 more) ...
  • Lincoln Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lincoln Heights is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
  • Radium Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Radium Gardens is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium Gardens
  • Radium Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Radium Springs is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium Springs
  • Ragsdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Ragsdale is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
  • River Road
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • River Road is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
  • Riverview
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Riverview is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Sunnyland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sunnyland is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyland
  • Wildcross
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Wildcross is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcross

How Far From Flintside to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Flintside and extending to:

• Albany, which is the Seat of Dougherty County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Flintside to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 646 miles [1,039.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,223 miles [11,624.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,106 miles [8,217.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'