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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 Jordan Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jordan Place 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 Jordan Place:
    • 31.756004, -84.208521
    • 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 Jordan Place
  • 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Since Jordan Place is near Terrell County and also Dougherty County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Terrell County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dougherty 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 Jordan Place

Communities Also Named Jordan Place ...

We found two communities that are also named Jordan Place.

Within Georgia, the name Jordan Place is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Missouri
      • Saint Francois County
      • Although located in Saint Francois County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francois County community of Jordan Place.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Jordan Place is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,654 miles [2,661.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Jordan Place that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Jordan Place.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jordan Place ...

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.

  • Audubon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Audubon is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon
  • Bridges Crossroad
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Bridges Crossroad is located in Terrell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Crossroad
  • Century
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Century is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
  • Doublegate
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Doublegate is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublegate
  • Eagle Pond
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Eagle Pond is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Pond
  • Edwards ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Edwards is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Green Acres
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Green Acres is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Groveland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Groveland is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
  • Hillcrest
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hillcrest is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Hinds
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hinds is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
    • Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
  • Leesburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Merry Acres
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Merry Acres is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Acres
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • North Slappy Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • North Slappy Heights is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Slappy Heights
    • Nutview ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Nutview is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutview
    • Olivers Mill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Olivers Mill is located in Terrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Mill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 230 people
    • Starksville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Starksville is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starksville
    • Valley Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Valley Park is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
    • Whispering Pines
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Whispering Pines is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines

How Far From Jordan Place 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 Jordan Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Leesburg, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Jordan Place 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 8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,524 miles [10,499.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,217 miles [11,614.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,099 miles [8,206 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Jordan Place) 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 Jordan Place 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 Jordan Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7560, Longitude: -84.2085       In this case, the coordinates for Jordan Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.05 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.163 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.681 degrees.