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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 Gordy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gordy and the surrounding area.
- 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 Gordy:
- 31.480457, -83.879900
- 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 Gordy
- 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 Gordy is near Dougherty County and also Colquitt 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 Colquitt 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 Gordy
Communities Also Named Gordy ...
We found one communities that are also named Gordy.
Within Georgia, the name Gordy is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Gordy in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Saint Mary Parish
- This Gordy is located in Saint Mary Parish and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Gordy that is located in Worth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary Parish community of Gordy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gordy ...
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.
- Doerun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Cove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Cove is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
- Lester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lester is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Liberty Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Minnesota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Minnesota is located in Colquitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
- Mossy Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Rock is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Sandalwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sandalwood is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood
- Shingler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shingler is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingler
How Far From Gordy 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 Gordy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gordy and extending to:
- Sylvester, which is the Seat of Worth County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Gordy to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>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 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 640 miles [1,030 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,213 miles [11,608.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,096 miles [8,201.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gordy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Gordy 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 Gordy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4805, Longitude: -83.8799 In this case, the coordinates for Gordy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.847 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.891 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.622 degrees. |
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