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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 Bermuda, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bermuda 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 Bermuda:
    • 31.489064, -84.491579
    • 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 Bermuda
  • 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 Bermuda ...

We found nine communities that share the name Bermuda.

There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Bermuda.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • DeKalb County
      • This Bermuda is located in DeKalb County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the north of the Bermuda that is located in Calhoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Bermuda.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Conecuh County
      • This Bermuda is located in Conecuh County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the west of the Bermuda that is located in Calhoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conecuh County community of Bermuda.
      • Monroe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Bermuda [Monroe County].
    • Arkansas
      • Arkansas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Bermuda [Arkansas County].
    • Kansas
      • Pratt County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Bermuda [Pratt County].
    • Louisiana
      • Natchitoches Parish
      • This Bermuda is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the west of the Bermuda that is located in Calhoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of Bermuda.
    • South Carolina
      • Marion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Bermuda [Marion County].
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Bermuda [Knox County].
    • Virginia
      • Chesterfield County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Bermuda [Chesterfield County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bermuda ...

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.

  • Anna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
    • Anna is located in Baker County
  • Bethany
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Bethany is located in Baker County
  • Cedar Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
    • Cedar Lake is located in Dougherty County
  • Commissary Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commissary Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commissary Hill
    • Commissary Hill is located in Calhoun County
  • Dickey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
    • Dickey is located in Calhoun County
  • Doublegate
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doublegate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublegate
    • Doublegate is located in Dougherty County
  • Ducker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ducker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducker
    • Ducker is located in Dougherty County
  • Edison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Five Points
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Randolph County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Folks ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folks
      • Folks is located in Calhoun County
    • Indian Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
      • Indian Creek is located in Dougherty County
    • Jones Spur
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Spur have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Spur
      • Jones Spur is located in Baker County
    • Leary
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leary have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
      • Leary is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leary <5>
    • Lockett Crossing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockett Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockett Crossing
      • Lockett Crossing is located in Dougherty County
    • Red Store Crossroads
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Store Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Store Crossroads
      • Red Store Crossroads is located in Baker County

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

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

  • Morgan, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Bermuda to Atlanta, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 661 miles [1,063.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,548 miles [10,538 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,241 miles [11,653.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,124 miles [8,246.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bermuda) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bermuda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4891, Longitude: -84.4916       In this case, the coordinates for Bermuda have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Bermuda could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Bermuda to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.195 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.294 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.844 degrees.









 

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