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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:
- 33.785125, -84.102123
- 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 Bermuda
- 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Since Bermuda is near Gwinnett County and also Rockdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockdale 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 Bermuda
Communities Also Named Bermuda ...
We found nine communities that are also named Bermuda.
There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Bermuda.
Beyond Georgia, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Calhoun County
- This Bermuda is located in Calhoun County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the south of the Bermuda that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Bermuda.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Conecuh County
- This Bermuda is located in Conecuh County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Bermuda that is located in DeKalb 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 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bermuda that is located in DeKalb 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.
- Centerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kings Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Mountain is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Mason Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mason Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Woods
- Meadow Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Meadow Hills is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Hills
- Mountain Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mountain Cove is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cove
- Mountain Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Rock Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Bridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Rock Chapel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Chapel
- Rockbridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rockbridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
- Scenic Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Scenic Mountain is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Mountain
- Silver Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
- Stone Mill Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Mill Run is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Mill Run
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Stone Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Swift Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Swift Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Creek
- Timber Trace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Trace is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trace
- Trickem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trickem is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickem
- Twin Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Village
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:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Bermuda to Decatur, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 527 miles [848.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,425 miles [10,340 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,127 miles [11,469.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,005 miles [8,054.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bermuda 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 Bermuda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7851, Longitude: -84.1021 In this case, the coordinates for Bermuda have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.087 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.491 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.166 degrees. |
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