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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 Achord, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Achord 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 Achord:
- 32.106287, -82.968756
- 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 Achord
- 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 Dodge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dodge County
- Since Achord is near Telfair County and also Wheeler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Telfair County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wheeler 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 Achord
Curious and Interesting Names Near Achord ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedarpark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarpark is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarpark
- Five Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Helena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jay Bird Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jay Bird Springs is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Bird Springs
- Poplar Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Hill is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Scotland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Workmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Workmore is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workmore
How Far From Achord 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 Achord to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Achord and extending to:
- Eastman, which is the Seat of Dodge County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Achord to Eastman, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 140 miles [225.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 575 miles [925.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,144 miles [11,497.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,028 miles [8,091.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Achord) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Achord 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 Achord. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1063, Longitude: -82.9688 In this case, the coordinates for Achord have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.363 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.421 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.144 degrees. |
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