Ben Dowdy

Ben Dowdy is a neighborhood in Oconee, Georgia. Ben Dowdy is situated nearby to the neighborhood Epps Bridge Crossing, as well as near Tanglebrook.

Type: Neighborhood
Description: neighborhood in Oconee County, Georgia, United States
Also known as: “Ben Dowdy, GA” and “Ben Dowdy, Georgia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Athens Confederate Monument and Athens Academy.

Athens Confederate Monument

Memorial

Photo: Chuck, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Athens Confederate Monument is a Confederate memorial near Barber Creek in Athens, Georgia, United States. It is a Carrara marble obelisk mounted on a granite foundation engraved with names of the city's soldiers who were killed during the American Civil War. Athens Confederate Monument is situated 2½ miles east of Ben Dowdy.

Athens Academy

School

Athens Academy is a private, co-educational, college preparatory school in Athens, Georgia. As of 2017, the school enrollment is approximately 945 students. Athens Academy is situated 2½ miles southeast of Ben Dowdy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Five Points and Watkinsville.

Five Points

Neighborhood

Five Points is a retail corridor and neighborhood in Athens, Georgia, centered on the intersection of Milledge Avenue and Lumpkin Street. It occupies the South-Southwest edge of the University of Georgia campus. Five Points is situated 3½ miles northeast of Ben Dowdy.

Watkinsville

Village

Photo: Mjrmtg, CC BY 4.0.

Watkinsville is the largest city and county seat of Oconee County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 2,896. Watkinsville is situated 4 miles southeast of Ben Dowdy.

Normaltown

Neighborhood

Normaltown is a neighborhood in Athens, Georgia, by the Athens Regional Medical Center and named for the State Normal School formerly located there. It was the first area of Athens to be wired for electricity after the completion of the Mitchell Bridge hydroelectric plant in 1896. Normaltown is situated 4 miles northeast of Ben Dowdy.

Ben Dowdy

Categories: human settlement and locality
Location: Oconee, Georgia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

33.91462° or 33° 54′ 53″ north

Longitude

-83.43815° or 83° 26′ 17″ west

Elevation

709 feet (216 metres)

Open location code

865RWH76+RP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 154283879

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

4181951

Wikidata ID

Q122540720

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Epps Bridge Crossing and Tanglebrook.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Robinson Cemetery and Summer Hill Recreation Club.

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