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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 Adgateville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Adgateville 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Adgateville
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)
- Apollo is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo
- Cork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cork is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork
- Glover Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glover Ferry is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Ferry
- Hardys Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hardys Crossroads is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys Crossroads
- Iron Springs Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Maxwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Maxwell is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Note
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Note
- Prospect
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Round Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Round Oak is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
- Sandy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sandy is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Shady Dale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Smalls Crossing ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Smalls Crossing is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smalls Crossing
- Union Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Union Hill is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Waits Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Waits Ferry is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Ferry
- Wayside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wayside is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
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<2> 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]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Adgateville to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,011 miles [8,064.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Adgateville) 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 Adgateville 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 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). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.814 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.096 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.137 degrees. |
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