Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gammage:
  • 31.541567, -83.876289
  • 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 Gammage

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gammage ...

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.

• Five Points
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Points is located in Turner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Gordy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Gordy is located in Worth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordy
• High Springs ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • High Springs is located in Turner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Springs
• Hobby
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hobby is located in Turner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
  • Estimated population in 2019: 536 people
• Indian Cove ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Cove is located in Worth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
• Liberty Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Liberty Hill is located in Worth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
• Mossy Oaks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mossy Oaks is located in Worth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Oaks
• Pecan City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Pecan City is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan City
• Red Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Rock is located in Worth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
• Sandalwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Sandalwood is located in Dougherty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood
• Shingler
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Shingler is located in Worth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingler

How Far From Gammage to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Gammage and extending to:

• Sylvester, which is the Seat of Worth County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Gammage 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 637 miles [1,025.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,519 miles [10,491.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,210 miles [11,603.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,094 miles [8,198 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'