Geography
Douglas is located at 31°30′27″N 82°51′3″W / 31.5075°N 82.85083°W / 31.5075; -82.85083 (31.507413, -82.850799). Douglas is 62 miles (100 km) driving distance NE of Valdosta, Georgia, 116 miles (187 km) driving distance NW of Jacksonville, Florida, and 205 miles (330 km) driving distance SE of Atlanta, Georgia.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.9 square miles (33 km2), of which, 12.9 square miles (33 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (0.46%) is water. Major water bodies include Twenty Mile Creek, Seventeen Mile Creek, and Hilliard's Pond, which was once the ski show park "Holiday Beach."
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