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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 Lowery, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lowery 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 Lowery:
- 32.354894, -82.799305
- 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 Lowery
- 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 Laurens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Laurens County
- Since Lowery is near Treutlen County and also Wheeler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Treutlen County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wheeler 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 Lowery
Communities Also Named Lowery ...
We found three communities that are also named Lowery.
There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Lowery.
Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Dodge County
- This Lowery is located in Dodge County and lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Lowery that is located in Laurens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dodge County community of Lowery.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Blount County
- This Lowery is located in Blount County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lowery that is located in Laurens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Lowery.
- Geneva County
- This Lowery is located in Geneva County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km] to the west southwest of the Lowery that is located in Laurens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geneva County community of Lowery.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lowery ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Condor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Condor is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condor
- Diamond Landing Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dublin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hatoff ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hatoff is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatoff
- Mayberry ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mayberry is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
- Rockledge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Springhaven ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Springhaven is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
- Tarrytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
How Far From Lowery 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 Lowery to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lowery and extending to:
- Dublin, which is the Seat of Laurens County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lowery to Dublin, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 133 miles [214 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 555 miles [893.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,434 miles [10,354.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,009 miles [8,061.2 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lowery) 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 Lowery 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 Lowery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3549, Longitude: -82.7993 In this case, the coordinates for Lowery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.278 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.357 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.022 degrees. |
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