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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Birdsong Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Birdsong Crossroads and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Birdsong Crossroads:
    • 32.808747, -84.257139
    • 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 Birdsong Crossroads
  • 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 Birdsong Crossroads ...

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.

  • Carsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
    • Carsonville is located in Taylor County
  • Five Points
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Taylor County
  • Grays Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Ferry
    • Grays Ferry is located in Taylor County
  • Lincoln Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
  • Logtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
    • Logtown is located in Upson County
  • Prattsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prattsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
    • Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
  • Redbone Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redbone Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbone Crossroads
    • Redbone Crossroads is located in Upson County
  • Silvertown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silvertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvertown
    • Silvertown is located in Upson County
  • Trices Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trices Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trices Ferry
    • Trices Ferry is located in Taylor County

How Far From Birdsong Crossroads to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Birdsong Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Birdsong Crossroads and extending to:

  • Thomaston, which is the Seat of Upson County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Birdsong Crossroads to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 582 miles [936.6 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 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,477 miles [10,423.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,175 miles [11,547 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,055 miles [8,135.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

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

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Birdsong Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Birdsong Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8087, Longitude: -84.2571       In this case, the coordinates for Birdsong Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Birdsong Crossroads to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.134 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.408 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.459 degrees.









 

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