Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Etotulga, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Etotulga and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Etotulga
- 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 Etotulga:
- 30.622429, -83.333204
- 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 Etotulga
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Etotulga is near Brooks County and also Lowndes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Brooks County
- eBird sighting report for Lowndes 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Etotulga ...
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.
- Cherry Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
- Cherry Lake is located in Madison County
- Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Hamilton County
- Dasher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Empress
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empress
- Empress is located in Brooks County (GA)
- Herring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Jennings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Jennings is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 869 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennings <2>
- Kinderlou
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Lakeview Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Lakeview Heights is located in Lowndes County (GA)
- Lee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Lee is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <2>
- Lincoln Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Lowndes County (GA)
- Little Miami
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Miami have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Miami
- Little Miami is located in Lowndes County (GA)
- Maysland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Provident
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Twin Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Lowndes County (GA)
How Far From Etotulga 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 community such as Etotulga 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<3> community of Etotulga once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Etotulga and extending to:
- Madison, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Etotulga to Madison, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 673 miles [1,083.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,222 miles [11,622.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,109 miles [8,222.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Etotulga, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Etotulga) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Etotulga. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6224, Longitude: -83.3332 In this case, the coordinates for Etotulga have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Etotulga 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 311.489 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.358 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.616 degrees. |