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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 Bishop, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bishop 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 Bishop:
- 33.819722, -83.439173
- 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 Bishop
- 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 Oconee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
- Since Bishop is near Morgan County and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke 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 Bishop
Communities Also Named Bishop ...
We found 23 communities that are also named Bishop.
Within Georgia, the name Bishop is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of 23 communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Colbert County
- This Bishop is located in Colbert County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bishop that is located in Oconee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colbert County community of Bishop.
- Arkansas
- Little River 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 Bishop [Little River County].
- California
- Inyo County
- This Bishop is located in Inyo County and lies 1,966 miles [3,164 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bishop that is located in Oconee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Inyo County community of Bishop.
- Illinois
- Mason County
- This Bishop is located in Mason County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bishop that is located in Oconee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Bishop.
- Kansas
- Jewell 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 Bishop [Jewell County].
- Shawnee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Bishop [Shawnee County].
- Kentucky
- Fayette 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 Kentucky community of Bishop [Fayette County].
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Bishop [Jefferson County].
- Perry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Bishop [Perry County].
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Bishop is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,209 miles [1,945.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bishop that is located in Oconee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Bishop.
- Maryland
- Worcester County
- This Bishop is located in Worcester County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bishop that is located in Oconee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Bishop.
- Michigan
- Newaygo County
- This Bishop is located in Newaygo County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the north of the Bishop that is located in Oconee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newaygo County community of Bishop.
- Mississippi
- Scott 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 Mississippi community of Bishop [Scott County].
- Missouri
- Greene 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 Missouri community of Bishop [Greene County].
- North Carolina
- Brunswick County
- This Bishop is located in Brunswick County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<1> to the east of the Bishop that is located in Oconee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Bishop.
- Oklahoma
- Ellis 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 Oklahoma community of Bishop [Ellis County].
- Pennsylvania
- Washington County
- This Bishop is located in Washington County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bishop that is located in Oconee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Bishop.
- Tennessee
- Dyer County
- This Bishop is located in Dyer County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bishop that is located in Oconee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dyer County community of Bishop.
- Texas
- Cameron County
- This Bishop is located in Cameron County and lies 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bishop that is located in Oconee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Bishop.
- Erath 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 Texas community of Bishop [Erath County].
- Nueces County
- This Bishop is located in Nueces County and lies 953 miles [1,533.7 km] to the west southwest of the Bishop that is located in Oconee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nueces County community of Bishop.
- West Virginia
- McDowell County
- This Bishop is located in McDowell County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bishop that is located in Oconee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Bishop.
- Wyoming
- Natrona County
- This Bishop is located in Natrona County and lies 1,389 miles [2,235.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bishop that is located in Oconee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natrona County community of Bishop.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bishop ...
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.
- Coventry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coventry is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Crossties
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crossties is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossties
- Elder Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elder Heights is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Heights
- Elder Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elder Ridge is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Ridge
- High Shoals
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Indian Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Indian Hills is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Laurel Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Chase is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Chase
- Paradise Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Paradise Falls is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Falls
- Poplar Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Quail Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Quail Run is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Stonebridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stonebridge is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebridge
- Summit Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Grove is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Windy Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Windy Creek is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Creek
How Far From Bishop 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 town such as Bishop to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bishop and extending to:
- Watkinsville, which is the Seat of Oconee County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Bishop to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 499 miles [803.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,395 miles [10,291.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,095 miles [11,418.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,974 miles [8,004.9 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- Bishop) 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 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 Bishop 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 Bishop 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 Bishop. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8197, Longitude: -83.4392 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.701 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.052 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.90 degrees. |
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