Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Aucilla, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aucilla and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Aucilla
- 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 Aucilla:
- 30.665477, -83.801274
- 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 Aucilla
- 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 Thomas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Thomas County
- Since Aucilla is near Jefferson County and also Brooks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- eBird sighting report for Brooks 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
Communities Also Named Aucilla ...
We found two communities that share the name Aucilla.
Within Georgia, the name Aucilla is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Jefferson County
- This Aucilla is located in Jefferson County and lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Aucilla that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Aucilla.
- Madison County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Aucilla [Madison County].
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Aucilla ...
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.
- Beverly ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston is located in Thomas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boston <4>
- Dills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Dixie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dixie is located in Brooks County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixie <4>
- Everett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Glasgow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Grooverville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grooverville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grooverville
- Grooverville is located in Brooks County
- Lambville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Roddenberry ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roddenberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddenberry
- Roddenberry is located in Thomas County
How Far From Aucilla 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 Aucilla to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Aucilla once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Aucilla and extending to:
- Thomasville, which is the Seat of Thomas County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Aucilla to Thomasville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 216 miles [347.6 km] to the north (N). 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 685 miles [1,102.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,243 miles [11,656.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,129 miles [8,254.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Thomas County: www.thomascountyboc.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Aucilla) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aucilla. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6655, Longitude: -83.8013 In this case, the coordinates for Aucilla have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Aucilla, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Aucilla to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.752 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.668 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.773 degrees. |