Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Avera, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Avera and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Avera
- 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 Avera:
- 33.194038, -82.527519
- 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 Avera
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Avera is near Glascock County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Glascock County
- eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Avera ...
We found one communities that share the name Avera.
Within Georgia, the name Avera is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Avera in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Avera ...
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.
- Chalker ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - David ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Downs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Five Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- 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 Glascock County
- Glovers Millpond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glovers Millpond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers Millpond
- Glovers Millpond is located in Glascock County
- Halls Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Crossing
- Halls Crossing is located in Washington County
- Happy Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Happy Valley is located in McDuffie County
- Harts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Mitchell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Mitchell is located in Glascock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchell <3>
How Far From Avera 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 city such as Avera to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Avera and extending to:
- Louisville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Avera to Louisville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 498 miles [801.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,384 miles [10,274.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,079 miles [11,392.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,961 miles [7,984 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Avera. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Avera) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Avera. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1940, Longitude: -82.5275 |
| <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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Avera to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.155 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.334 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.711 degrees. |