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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 Axson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Axson 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 Axson:
- 31.276513, -82.734293
- 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 Axson
- 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 Atkinson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Atkinson County
- Since Axson is near Ware County and also Clinch County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ware County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinch 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 Axson
Curious and Interesting Names Near Axson ...
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.
- Argyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Crews Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crews Crossing is located in Ware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews Crossing
- Dixie Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dixie Union is located in Ware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Union
- Eightmile Still
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eightmile Still is located in Clinch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile Still
- Fivemile Still
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fivemile Still is located in Clinch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Still
- Hasty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hasty is located in Ware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Homerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Manor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mexico Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mexico Crossing is located in Clinch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico Crossing
- Paletree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Paletree is located in Clinch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paletree
- Sand Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Hill is located in Ware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Sandy Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Atkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Stokesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stokesville is located in Atkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesville
How Far From Axson to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Axson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Axson and extending to:
- Pearson, which is the Seat of Atkinson County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Axson to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 616 miles [991.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,481 miles [10,430.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,167 miles [11,534.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,053 miles [8,132 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Axson) 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 Axson 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 Axson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2765, Longitude: -82.7343 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.192 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.106 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.256 degrees. |
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