Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Plains, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plains and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Plains
- 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 Plains:
- 32.033980, -84.394119
- 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 Plains
- 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- Since Plains is near Webster County and also Terrell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Webster County
- eBird sighting report for Terrell 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 Plains ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Plains.
There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Plains.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Florida
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Caroline County
- This Plains is located in Caroline County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Plains that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Plains.
- Charles County
- This Plains is located in Charles County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km] to the northeast of the Plains that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Plains.
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Montana
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- Oneida 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 York community of Plains [Oneida County].
- Washington County
- This Plains is located in Washington County and lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Plains that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Plains.
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Borden County
- This Plains is located in Borden County and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<1> to the west of the Plains that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Borden County community of Plains.
- Yoakum County
- This Plains is located in Yoakum County and lies 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km] to the west of the Plains that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yoakum County community of Plains.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Plains ...
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.
- Archery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Centerpoint
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerpoint have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerpoint
- Centerpoint is located in Webster County
- Cottondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottondale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
- Cottondale is located in Terrell County
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Sumter County
- Gooseberry ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gooseberry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
- Gooseberry is located in Webster County
- Magnolia Springs ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Springs
- Magnolia Springs is located in Sumter County
- Olivers Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Mill
- Olivers Mill is located in Terrell County
- Estimated population in 2019: 230 people
- Parrott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parrott have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Parrott is located in Terrell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parrott <5>
- Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Terrell County
How Far From Plains to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Plains to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Plains and extending to:
- Americus, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Plains to Americus, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the north (N). 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 628 miles [1,010.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,519 miles [10,491.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,214 miles [11,609.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,095 miles [8,199.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Plains. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sumter County: www.sumter-ga.com/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Plains) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plains. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0340, Longitude: -84.3941 |
| <2> | 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 Plains, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Plains 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Plains to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.172 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.343 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.688 degrees. |