Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Jay Bird Springs:
  • 32.131286, -83.005424
  • 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 Jay Bird Springs

• 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 Dodge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dodge County
  • Since Jay Bird Springs is near Telfair County and also Laurens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Telfair County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Laurens 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 Jay Bird Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jay Bird Springs ...

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.

• Beehive ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Beehive is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive
• Cedar Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Cedarpark
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedarpark is located in Telfair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarpark
• Dodge High
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dodge High is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge High
• Five Points
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Five Points is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Helena
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Helena is located in Telfair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <1>
• Poplar Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Poplar Hill is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
• Rhine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rhine is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhine <1>
• Scotland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Scotland is located in Telfair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <1>
• Union
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Union is located in Dodge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Workmore
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Workmore is located in Telfair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workmore

How Far From Jay Bird Springs 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 Jay Bird Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Eastman, which is the Seat of Dodge County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Jay Bird Springs to Eastman, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 137 miles [220.5 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 574 miles [923.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,454 miles [10,386.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,145 miles [11,498.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,028 miles [8,091.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'