Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Danton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Danton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Danton
- 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 Danton:
- 32.194912, -82.152620
- 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 Danton
- 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 Tattnall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tattnall County
- Since Danton is near Toombs County and also Evans County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Toombs County
- eBird sighting report for Evans 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 Danton ...
We found one communities that share the name Danton.
Within Georgia, the name Danton is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Danton in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Danton ...
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.
- Canoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Charles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Daniels
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Deans Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deans Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Crossing
- Deans Crossing is located in Evans County
- Elton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Lyons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Toombs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,245 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <3>
- Normantown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normantown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
- Normantown is located in Toombs County
- Parish
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Ponderosa
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Santa Claus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Claus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
- Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Shamrock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
How Far From Danton 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 Danton 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 Danton once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Danton and extending to:
- Reidsville, which is the Seat of Tattnall County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Danton to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 544 miles [875.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,413 miles [10,320.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,102 miles [11,429.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,987 miles [8,025.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Tattnall County: www.tattnall.com/
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- Danton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Danton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1949, Longitude: -82.1526 In this case, the coordinates for Danton 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 Danton, 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 Danton 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 310.908 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.908 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.825 degrees. |