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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Fort Gordon:
    • 33.422758, -82.144722
    • 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 Fort Gordon
  • 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
    • Since Fort Gordon is near Richmond County and also Aiken County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken 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 Fort Gordon

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Gordon ...

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.

  • Christa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Christa is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christa
  • Glenn Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Glenn Hills is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Hills
  • Gordon Terrace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gordon Terrace is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Terrace
  • Grovetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hidden Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hidden Hills is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
  • Kettle Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kettle Creek is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Creek
  • Meadowbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Meadowbrook is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Meadowlark
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Meadowlark is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
  • Quail Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Quail Creek is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
  • Quail Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Quail Hollow is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
  • Ridge Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ridge Crossing is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Crossing
  • Ridge Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ridge Point is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Point
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Rolling Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
    • Sand Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sand Ridge is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
    • Spanish Trace
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Spanish Trace is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trace
    • Sugarcreek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sugarcreek is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
    • Tower Pines
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Tower Pines is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Pines
    • Twin Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Twin Oaks is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
    • Woodlake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodlake is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake

How Far From Fort Gordon 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 Fort Gordon to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Appling, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fort Gordon to Appling, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 473 miles [761.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,357 miles [10,230.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,052 miles [11,349.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,933 miles [7,938.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fort Gordon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Fort Gordon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Gordon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4228, Longitude: -82.1447    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.943 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.123 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.507 degrees.