Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Old Damascus, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Damascus and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Old Damascus

• 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 Old Damascus:
  • 31.307401, -84.737142
  • 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 Old Damascus

• 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 Early County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Early County
  • Since Old Damascus is near Miller County and also Baker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Miller County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baker 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 Old Damascus

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Damascus ...

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.

• Bethany
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bethany is located in Baker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
• Centerville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Centerville is located in Early County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Commissary Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Commissary Hill is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commissary Hill
• Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Crossroads is located in Early County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Cuba
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cuba is located in Early County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
• Damascus
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Damascus is located in Early County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <1>
• Hentown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hentown is located in Early County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
• Jeterville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jeterville is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeterville
• Joe Shingler ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Joe Shingler is located in Miller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe Shingler
• Jones Spur
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jones Spur is located in Baker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Spur

How Far From Old Damascus 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 Old Damascus to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Blakely, which is the Seat of Early County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Old Damascus to Blakely, 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 170 miles [273.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 680 miles [1,094.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,567 miles [10,568.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,260 miles [11,683.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,143 miles [8,276.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'