Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ragsdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ragsdale and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ragsdale
- 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 Ragsdale:
- 31.562119, -84.159074
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Ragsdale
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Dougherty County
- Since Ragsdale is near Lee County and also Mitchell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Ragsdale ...
We found five communities that share the name Ragsdale.
Within Georgia, the name Ragsdale is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Tennessee
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ragsdale ...
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.
- Cherokee Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
- Cherokee Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Clearview
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Coachman Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coachman Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachman Park
- Coachman Park is located in Dougherty County
- Colonial Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
- Dixieland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Evergreen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Dougherty County
- Four Points
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Four Points is located in Dougherty County
- Garden Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hill
- Garden Hill is located in Dougherty County
- Gordon Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
- Gordon Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Hillside
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hinds
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Lincoln Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Lincoln Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Merry Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merry Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Acres
- Merry Acres is located in Dougherty County
- North Slappy Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Slappy Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Slappy Heights
- North Slappy Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Radium Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radium Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium Gardens
- Radium Gardens is located in Dougherty County
- Radium Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radium Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium Springs
- Radium Springs is located in Dougherty County
- River Road
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Road have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
- River Road is located in Dougherty County
- Riverview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Sunnyland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Wildcross
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hinds
How Far From Ragsdale 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 Ragsdale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ragsdale 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 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Ragsdale to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>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 646 miles [1,039.6 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,223 miles [11,624.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,105 miles [8,215.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ragsdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dougherty County: www.dougherty.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ragsdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ragsdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5621, Longitude: -84.1591 In this case, the coordinates for Ragsdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Ragsdale 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Ragsdale to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.01 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.091 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.706 degrees. |