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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 Northside, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northside 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 Northside:
    • 31.610729, -84.173519
    • 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 Northside
  • 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 Dougherty County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dougherty County
    • Since Northside is near Lee County and also Worth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Worth 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 Northside

Communities Also Named Northside ...

We found nineteen communities that are also named Northside.

Within Georgia, the name Northside is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Etowah County
      • This Northside is located in Etowah County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Northside that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Northside.
    • Florida
      • Sarasota County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Northside [Sarasota County].
    • Idaho
      • Ada County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Northside [Ada County].
      • Gem County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Northside [Gem County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This Northside is located in Worcester County and lies 991 miles [1,594.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Northside that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Northside.
    • Minnesota
      • Freeborn County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Northside [Freeborn County].
    • New York
      • Steuben County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Northside [Steuben County].
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Northside lies 1,931 miles [3,107.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Northside that is located in Dougherty County.
    • North Carolina
      • Davidson County
      • This Northside is located in Davidson County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Northside that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Northside.
      • Granville County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Northside [Granville County].
      • Wake County
      • This Northside is located in Wake County and lies 430 miles [692 km] to the northeast of the Northside that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Northside.
      • Wilson County
      • This Northside is located in Wilson County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km] to the northeast of the Northside that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Northside.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Northside [Hamilton County].
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Northside lies 1,853 miles [2,982.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Northside that is located in Dougherty County.
    • Texas
      • Wilbarger County
      • This Northside is located in Wilbarger County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Northside that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilbarger County community of Northside.
    • Virginia
      • Norfolk City
      • This Northside is located in Norfolk City and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Northside that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Northside.
      • Richmond City
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Northside [Richmond City].
      • Roanoke City
      • This Northside is located in Roanoke City and lies 459 miles [738.7 km] to the north northeast of the Northside that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Northside.
    • Wisconsin
      • La Crosse County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Northside [La Crosse County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Northside ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Audubon is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon
  • Cherokee Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cherokee Heights is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Green Acres is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Groveland
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Groveland is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
  • Hillcrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hillcrest is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Hinds
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hinds is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
    • Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
  • Merry Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Merry Acres is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Acres
  • North Slappy Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • North Slappy Heights is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Slappy Heights
  • Valley Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Valley Park is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
  • Whispering Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Whispering Pines is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
  • Wildcross
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Wildcross is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcross

How Far From Northside to ...

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

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

  • Albany, which is the Seat of Dougherty County, lies just to the South.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Northside 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 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 643 miles [1,034.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,529 miles [10,507.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,221 miles [11,621.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,104 miles [8,214.1 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- Northside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Northside could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Northside 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 Northside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6107, Longitude: -84.1735       In this case, the coordinates for Northside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.021 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.11 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.70 degrees.