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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 Pecan City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pecan City 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 Pecan City:
    • 31.517676, -84.069906
    • 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 Pecan City
  • 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 Pecan City is near Worth County and also Mitchell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Worth County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mitchell 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 Pecan City

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pecan City ...

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.

  • Coachman Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Coachman Park is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachman Park
  • Colonial Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Eleanor Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
  • Five Points
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Five Points is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Four Points
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Four Points is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
  • Garden Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Garden Hill is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hill
  • Grove Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Grove Park is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
  • Hollands Folly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hollands Folly is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollands Folly
  • Pecan Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pecan Haven is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Haven
  • Pecan Terrace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pecan Terrace is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Terrace
  • Radium Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Radium Gardens is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium Gardens
  • Radium Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Radium Springs is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium Springs
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • River Road
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • River Road is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
    • Riverview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverview is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Rolling Groves
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rolling Groves is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Groves
    • Sandalwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Sandalwood is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood

How Far From Pecan City 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 Pecan City to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pecan City and extending to:

  • Albany, which is the Seat of Dougherty County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Pecan City to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>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 645 miles [1,038 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,220 miles [11,619.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,103 miles [8,212.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pecan City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Pecan City 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 Pecan City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5177, Longitude: -84.0699       In this case, the coordinates for Pecan City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.957 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.023 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.683 degrees.