Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bill Davis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bill Davis and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bill Davis
- 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 Bill Davis:
- 32.996545, -81.811503
- 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 Bill Davis
- 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 Burke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Burke County
- Since Bill Davis is near Jenkins County and also Screven County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jenkins County
- eBird sighting report for Screven 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bill Davis ...
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.
- Dog Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Hatchers Store
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatchers Store have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchers Store
- Hatchers Store is located in Burke County
- Hills Store
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills Store have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Store
- Hills Store is located in Burke County
- Hilltonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Red Bluff Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bluff Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Landing
- Red Bluff Landing is located in Screven County
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Rock Fence Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Fence Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Fence Crossroads
- Rock Fence Crossroads is located in Burke County
- Shell Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff
- Shell Bluff is located in Burke County
- Steel Creek Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steel Creek Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Creek Landing
- Steel Creek Landing is located in Allendale County (SC)
How Far From Bill Davis 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 Bill Davis 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<3> community of Bill Davis once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Bill Davis and extending to:
- Waynesboro, which is the Seat of Burke County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bill Davis to Waynesboro, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 157 miles [252.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 486 miles [782.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,362 miles [10,238.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,054 miles [11,352.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,937 miles [7,945.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Burke County: www.burkecounty-ga.gov/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <3> | 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 Bill Davis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bill Davis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bill Davis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9965, Longitude: -81.8115 In this case, the coordinates for Bill Davis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bill Davis 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 310.742 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.831 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.495 degrees. |