Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Adgateville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Adgateville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Adgateville
- 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 Adgateville:
- 33.223184, -83.671006
- 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 Adgateville
- 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 Jasper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Since Adgateville is near Jones County and also Butts County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jones County
- eBird sighting report for Butts 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 Adgateville ...
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.
- Apollo ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Cork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Glover Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glover Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Ferry
- Glover Ferry is located in Jones County
- Hardys Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardys Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys Crossroads
- Hardys Crossroads is located in Jasper County
- Iron Springs Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Springs Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Springs Crossroads
- Iron Springs Crossroads is located in Butts County
- Maxwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Jasper County
- Note
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Prospect
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Round Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
- Round Oak is located in Jones County
- Sandy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Shady Dale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dale
- Shady Dale is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Dale <2>
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- Smalls Crossing ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smalls Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smalls Crossing
- Smalls Crossing is located in Jones County
- Union Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Putnam County
- Waits Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waits Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Ferry
- Waits Ferry is located in Butts County
- Wayside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Wayside is located in Jones County
- Smalls Crossing ‑ Historic
How Far From Adgateville 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 Adgateville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Adgateville and extending to:
- Monticello, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies just to the North.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Adgateville to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 538 miles [865.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,433 miles [10,352.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,131 miles [11,476.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,011 miles [8,064.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Adgateville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Adgateville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Adgateville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2232, Longitude: -83.6710 In this case, the coordinates for Adgateville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Adgateville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.814 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.096 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.137 degrees. |