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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 Walker, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walker and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Walker:
    • 31.540452, -84.314910
    • 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 Walker
  • 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 Walker ...

We found 48 communities that share the name Walker.

Within Georgia, the name Walker is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another 48 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 48 communities, 47 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Colbert County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Walker [Colbert County].
    • Arizona
      • Yavapai County
      • This Walker is located in Yavapai County and lies 1,632 miles [2,626.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Walker that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Walker.
    • Arkansas
      • Columbia County
      • This Walker is located in Columbia County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Walker that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Walker.
      • White County
      • This Walker is located in White County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km] to the west northwest of the Walker that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Walker.
    • British Columbia
      • This Walker lies 2,422 miles [3,897.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Walker that is located in Dougherty County.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Walker is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,964 miles [3,160.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Walker that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Walker.
      • Mono County
      • This Walker is located in Mono County and lies 2,032 miles [3,270.2 km] to the west northwest of the Walker that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mono County community of Walker.
      • Siskiyou County
      • This Walker is located in Siskiyou County and lies 2,227 miles [3,584 km] to the west northwest of the Walker that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Siskiyou County community of Walker.
    • Colorado
      • Weld County
      • This Walker is located in Weld County and lies 1,297 miles [2,087.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Walker that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Walker.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Walker is located in New Castle County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<2> to the northeast of the Walker that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Walker.
    • Idaho
      • Madison County
      • This Walker is located in Madison County and lies 1,707 miles [2,747.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Walker that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Walker.
    • Illinois
      • Macon County
      • This Walker is located in Macon County and lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Walker that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Walker.
      • Will County
      • This Walker is located in Will County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km] to the north northwest of the Walker that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Walker.
    • Iowa
      • Linn County
      • This Walker is located in Linn County and lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Walker that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Walker.
    • Kansas
      • Ellis County
      • This Walker is located in Ellis County and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Walker that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Walker.
    • Kentucky
      • Knox County
      • This Walker is located in Knox County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<2> to the north of the Walker that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Walker.
    • Louisiana
      • Jackson Parish
      • This Walker is located in Jackson Parish and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<2> to the west of the Walker that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson Parish community of Walker.
      • Livingston Parish
      • This Walker is located in Livingston Parish and lies 394 miles [634.1 km] to the west of the Walker that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston Parish community of Walker.
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • This Walker is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,345 miles [2,164.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Walker that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Walker.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Walker is located in Baltimore County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Walker that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Walker.
    • Massachusetts
      • Bristol County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Walker [Bristol County].
    • Michigan
      • Emmet County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Walker [Emmet County].
      • Kalamazoo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Walker [Kalamazoo County].
      • Kent County
      • This Walker is located in Kent County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<2> to the north of the Walker that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Walker.
      • Ottawa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Walker [Ottawa County].
    • Minnesota
      • Cass County
      • This Walker is located in Cass County and lies 1,203 miles [1,936 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Walker that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Walker.
    • Mississippi
      • Tishomingo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Walker [Tishomingo County].
    • Missouri
      • Vernon County
      • This Walker is located in Vernon County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Walker that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon County community of Walker.
    • Montana
      • Gallatin County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Walker [Gallatin County].
    • New Mexico
      • Chaves County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Walker [Chaves County].
    • New York
      • Monroe County
      • This Walker is located in Monroe County and lies 884 miles [1,422.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Walker that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Walker.
      • Oswego County
      • This Walker is located in Oswego County and lies 929 miles [1,495.1 km] to the north northeast of the Walker that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Walker.
    • Oklahoma
      • Cleveland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Walker [Cleveland County].
      • Tulsa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Walker [Tulsa County].
    • Oregon
      • Lane County
      • This Walker is located in Lane County and lies 2,255 miles [3,629.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Walker that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Walker.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Centre County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Walker [Centre County].
      • Fayette County
      • This Walker is located in Fayette County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Walker that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Walker.
      • Tioga County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Walker [Tioga County].
    • South Carolina
      • Barnwell County
      • This Walker is located in Barnwell County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Walker that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnwell County community of Walker.
      • Spartanburg County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Walker [Spartanburg County].
    • South Dakota
      • Corson County
      • This Walker is located in Corson County and lies 1,336 miles [2,150.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Walker that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Corson County community of Walker.
    • Tennessee
      • Shelby County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Walker [Shelby County].
    • Texas
      • Fort Bend County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Walker [Fort Bend County].
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Walker is located in Davis County and lies 1,661 miles [2,673.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Walker that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Walker.
    • Washington
      • Walla Walla County
      • This Walker is located in Walla Walla County and lies 2,086 miles [3,357.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Walker that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walla Walla County community of Walker.
    • West Virginia
      • Wood County
      • This Walker is located in Wood County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Walker that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Walker.
    • Wisconsin
      • Wood County
      • This Walker is located in Wood County and lies 938 miles [1,509.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Walker that is located in Dougherty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Walker.
    • Wyoming
      • Laramie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Walker [Laramie County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Walker ...

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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • 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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Ducker
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ducker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducker
    • Ducker is located in Dougherty County
  • Evergreen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Evergreen is located in Dougherty County
  • Forest Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Forest Park is located in Dougherty County
  • Gordon Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Hillside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
      • Hillside is located in Dougherty County
    • Indian Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Lincoln Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
      • Lincoln Heights is located in Dougherty County
    • Lockett Crossing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • North Slappy Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Sunnyland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyland
      • Sunnyland is located in Dougherty County
    • Valley Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Wildcross
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • 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 Walker 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 Walker to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Albany, which is the Seat of Dougherty County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Walker 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 652 miles [1,049.3 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 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,231 miles [11,637.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,113 miles [8,228.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walker. 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>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 Walker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walker) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5405, Longitude: -84.3149       In this case, the coordinates for Walker have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 Walker 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.
<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 Walker 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 312.097 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.189 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.768 degrees.









 

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