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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Aaron, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aaron and the surrounding area.
- 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 Aaron:
- 32.568353, -81.992438
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Aaron
- 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 Bulloch County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bulloch County
- Since Aaron is near Candler County and also Jenkins County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Candler County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jenkins 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Aaron
Communities Also Named Aaron ...
We found nine communities that are also named Aaron.
There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Aaron.
Beyond Georgia, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
In addition to the above occurrences of Aaron, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Aaron [Jefferson County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Switzerland County
- This Aaron is located in Switzerland County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Aaron that is located in Bulloch County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Switzerland County community of Aaron.
- Kentucky
- Clinton County
- This Aaron is located in Clinton County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Aaron that is located in Bulloch County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Aaron.
- Letcher County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Aaron [Letcher County].
- Missouri
- Bates County
- This Aaron is located in Bates County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Aaron that is located in Bulloch County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bates County community of Aaron.
- Oklahoma
- Aaron #1
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Aaron.
- Utah
- San Juan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Aaron [San Juan County].
- Virginia
- Carroll County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Aaron [Carroll County].
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Malawi
- Distance: 8,203 miles [13,201.4 km]<2> to the east
- Open a Google Map centered on Aaron
Curious and Interesting Names Near Aaron ...
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.
- Bland ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bland is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
- Four Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Four Points is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Hopeulikit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hopeulikit is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeulikit
- Kites Spur ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kites Spur is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kites Spur
- Estimated population in 2019: 227 people
- Piddleville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Piddleville is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piddleville
- Portal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thrift
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thrift is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,623 people
- Twin City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Aaron 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 community such as Aaron to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Aaron and extending to:
- Statesborough, which is the Seat of Bulloch County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Aaron to Statesborough, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 160 miles [257.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 517 miles [832 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,389 miles [10,282.1 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 4,963 miles [7,987.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Aaron 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Aaron) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Aaron to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aaron. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5684, Longitude: -81.9924 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.831 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.872 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.672 degrees. |
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