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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 Anderson Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Anderson Mill and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Anderson Mill:
    • 32.219914, -81.803724
    • 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 Anderson Mill
  • 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

Communities Also Named Anderson Mill ...

We found one communities that share the name Anderson Mill.

Within Georgia, the name Anderson Mill is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Anderson Mill in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Williamson County
      • This Anderson Mill is located in Williamson County and lies 950 miles [1,528.9 km]<1> to the west of the Anderson Mill that is located in Bulloch County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Anderson Mill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Anderson Mill ...

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.

  • Daisy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Deans Crossing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deans Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Crossing
    • Deans Crossing is located in Evans County
  • Denmark
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denmark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Denmark is located in Bulloch County
  • Edna
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
    • Edna is located in Evans County
  • Emit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emit
    • Emit is located in Bulloch County
  • Groveland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
    • Groveland is located in Bryan County
  • Mitchell Forks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Forks
    • Mitchell Forks is located in Bulloch County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Evans County
  • Register
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Register have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
    • Register is located in Bulloch County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Register <2>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Anderson Mill and extending to:

  • Statesborough, which is the Seat of Bulloch County, lies just to the East.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Anderson Mill to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 533 miles [857.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving 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 6,397 miles [10,295 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,085 miles [11,402.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,970 miles [7,998.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Anderson Mill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bulloch County: www.bullochcounty.net/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Anderson Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anderson Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2199, Longitude: -81.8037       In this case, the coordinates for Anderson Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Anderson Mill 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 310.713 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.687 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.692 degrees.









 

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