Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Birdford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Birdford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Birdford
- 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 Birdford:
- 31.975480, -81.894005
- 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 Birdford
- 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 Tattnall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tattnall County
- Since Birdford is near Long County and also Evans County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Long County
- eBird sighting report for Evans 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 Birdford ...
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.
- Easterling ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easterling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easterling
- Easterling is located in Tattnall County
- Glennville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennville
- Glennville is located in Tattnall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,014 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glennville <2>
- Jennie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Kent ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Kicklighter ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kicklighter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicklighter
- Kicklighter is located in Tattnall County
- Lynn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Moodys Crossing ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moodys Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodys Crossing
- Moodys Crossing is located in Tattnall County
- Smiley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Strain ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Birdford 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 Birdford 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 Birdford once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Birdford and extending to:
- Reidsville, which is the Seat of Tattnall County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Birdford to Reidsville, 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 189 miles [304.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 550 miles [885.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,412 miles [10,319.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,099 miles [11,424.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,984 miles [8,021 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Tattnall County: www.tattnall.com/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Birdford, 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- Birdford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Birdford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9755, Longitude: -81.8940 In this case, the coordinates for Birdford 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 Birdford 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 310.755 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.70 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.786 degrees. |