Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sigurd, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sigurd and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sigurd
- 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 Sigurd:
- 32.147119, -82.990146
- 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 Sigurd
- 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 Dodge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dodge County
- Since Sigurd is near Telfair County and also Laurens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Telfair County
- eBird sighting report for Laurens 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 Sigurd ...
We found one communities that share the name Sigurd.
Within Georgia, the name Sigurd is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Sigurd in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sigurd ...
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.
- Beehive ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Cedar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
- Cedarpark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Dodge High
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge High have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge High
- Dodge High is located in Dodge County
- Five Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Dodge County
- Hatoff ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Helena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Telfair County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <3>
- Jay Bird Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jay Bird Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Bird Springs
- Jay Bird Springs is located in Dodge County
- Poplar Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Poplar Hill is located in Dodge County
- Scotland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Scotland is located in Telfair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <3>
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Workmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
How Far From Sigurd to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sigurd to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Sigurd once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Sigurd and extending to:
- Eastman, which is the Seat of Dodge County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sigurd to Eastman, with an average speed<5> 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 137 miles [220.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 573 miles [922.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,452 miles [10,383.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,144 miles [11,497.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,027 miles [8,090.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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- Sigurd) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sigurd. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1471, Longitude: -82.9901 In this case, the coordinates for Sigurd have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Sigurd, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Sigurd 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 311.377 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.442 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.142 degrees. |