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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 Saint Andrews, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Andrews 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 Saint Andrews:
    • 31.609061, -84.247132
    • 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 Saint Andrews
  • 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 Saint Andrews ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Saint Andrews.

There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Saint Andrews.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, eleven are located in the United States and seven are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Fulton County
      • This Saint Andrews is located in Fulton County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the north of the Saint Andrews that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Saint Andrews.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Bay 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 Saint Andrews [Bay County].
    • Kansas
      • Bourbon 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 Kansas community of Saint Andrews [Bourbon County].
    • Manitoba
      • This Saint Andrews lies 1,433 miles [2,306.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Saint Andrews that is located in Dougherty County.
    • Mississippi
      • Jackson 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 Mississippi community of Saint Andrews [Jackson County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Saint Andrews lies 1,310 miles [2,108.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint Andrews that is located in Dougherty County.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Saint Andrews lies 1,722 miles [2,771.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint Andrews that is located in Dougherty County.
    • North Carolina
      • Lee County
      • This Saint Andrews is located in Lee County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint Andrews that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Saint Andrews.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Saint Andrews lies 1,534 miles [2,468.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint Andrews that is located in Dougherty County.
    • Ohio
      • Paulding County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Saint Andrews [Paulding County].
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Saint Andrews.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Saint Andrews lies 1,526 miles [2,455.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint Andrews that is located in Dougherty County.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Saint Andrews is located in Charleston County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Saint Andrews that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Saint Andrews.
      • Lexington County
      • This Saint Andrews is located in Lexington County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km] to the northeast of the Saint Andrews that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Saint Andrews.
      • Richland County
      • This Saint Andrews is located in Richland County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km] to the northeast of the Saint Andrews that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Saint Andrews.
    • Tennessee
      • Franklin County
      • This Saint Andrews is located in Franklin County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Saint Andrews that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Saint Andrews.
    • Washington
      • Douglas County
      • This Saint Andrews is located in Douglas County and lies 2,148 miles [3,456.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Saint Andrews that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Saint Andrews.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Andrews ...

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 southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Audubon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon
    • Audubon is located in Dougherty County
  • Cedar Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
    • Cedar Lake is located in Dougherty County
  • Cherokee Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
    • Cherokee Heights is located in Dougherty County
  • Clearview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
    • Clearview is located in Dougherty County
  • Doublegate
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doublegate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublegate
    • Doublegate is located in Dougherty County
  • Gordon Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
    • Gordon Heights is located in Dougherty County
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Dougherty County
  • Groveland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
    • Groveland is located in Dougherty County
  • Hillcrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillcrest is located in Dougherty County
  • Indian Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Indian Creek is located in Dougherty County
  • Lockett Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockett Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockett Crossing
    • Lockett Crossing is located in Dougherty County
  • Merry Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merry Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Acres
    • Merry Acres is located in Dougherty County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • North Slappy Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Slappy Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Slappy Heights
      • North Slappy Heights is located in Dougherty County
    • Valley Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
      • Valley Park is located in Dougherty County
    • Whispering Pines
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
      • Whispering Pines is located in Dougherty County
    • Wildcross
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildcross have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcross
      • Wildcross is located in Dougherty County
    • Winterwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterwood
      • Winterwood is located in Dougherty County

How Far From Saint Andrews 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 Saint Andrews to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Albany, which is the Seat of Dougherty County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • 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 Saint Andrews to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,532 miles [10,512.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,225 miles [11,627.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,107 miles [8,218.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Andrews. 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 '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- Saint Andrews) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Andrews. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6091, Longitude: -84.2471       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Andrews 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 Saint Andrews 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Saint Andrews, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Saint Andrews to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.063 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.158 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.728 degrees.




 

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