Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Adasburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Adasburg and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Adasburg

• 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 Adasburg:
  • 33.706239, -82.548187
  • 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 Adasburg

• 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 Wilkes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkes County
  • Since Adasburg is near Lincoln County and also McDuffie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McDuffie 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 Adasburg

Curious and Interesting Names Near Adasburg ...

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.

• Anthony Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Anthony Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Crossroads
• Clay Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clay Hill is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
• Curry Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Curry Hill is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Hill
• Floral Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Floral Hill is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Hill
• Leathersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Leathersville is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leathersville
• Lovelace
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lovelace is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
• Oak Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Porters
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Porters is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
• Ravenwood Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Ravenwood Park is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood Park
• Raysville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Raysville is located in McDuffie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raysville
• Woodlawn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Woodlawn is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Adasburg 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 Adasburg to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Adasburg and extending to:

• Washington, which is the Seat of Wilkes County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Adasburg to Washington, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 471 miles [758 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,362 miles [10,238.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,059 miles [11,360.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,939 miles [7,948.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'