Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Altamaha Park:
  • 31.427171, -81.607203
  • 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 Altamaha Park

• 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 Glynn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Glynn County
  • Since Altamaha Park is near McIntosh County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McIntosh County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Altamaha Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Altamaha Park ...

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.

• Blunt ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Blunt is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blunt
• Credit Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Credit Hill is located in McIntosh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit Hill
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Credit Hill
  • From Altamaha Park to Credit Hill
• Evelyn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Evelyn is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
• Everett
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Everett is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
• Ford ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ford is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
• Groveside Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Groveside Park is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveside Park
  • Estimated population in 2019: 15,152 people
• Horse Ford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Horse Ford is located in Long County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Ford
• Jenks ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jenks is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
• Mount Pleasant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Paradise Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Paradise Park is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
• Popwellville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Popwellville is located in Brantley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popwellville
  • Estimated population in 2019: 692 people

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

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

• Brunswick, which is the Seat of Glynn County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Altamaha Park to Brunswick, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 228 miles [366.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 576 miles [927 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,424 miles [10,338.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,107 miles [11,437.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,995 miles [8,038.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'