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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 Bladen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bladen 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 Bladen:
    • 31.244671, -81.702053
    • 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 Bladen
  • 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 Glynn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Glynn County
    • Since Bladen is near Brantley County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brantley County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden 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 Bladen

Communities Also Named Bladen ...

We found four communities that are also named Bladen.

Within Georgia, the name Bladen is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Bladen is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bladen that is located in Glynn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Bladen.
    • Nebraska
      • Webster County
      • This Bladen is located in Webster County and lies 1,132 miles [1,821.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bladen that is located in Glynn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Bladen.
    • Ohio
      • Gallia County
      • This Bladen is located in Gallia County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the north of the Bladen that is located in Glynn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallia County community of Bladen.
    • South Carolina
      • Darlington County
      • This Bladen is located in Darlington County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bladen that is located in Glynn County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Bladen.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bladen ...

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.

  • Blunt ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Blunt is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blunt
  • Deerwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Deerwood is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Ford ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ford is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
  • Georgetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Georgetown is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Jenks ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jenks is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
  • Oak Bluff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Oak Bluff is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluff
  • Popwellville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Popwellville is located in Brantley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popwellville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 692 people
  • Pyles Marsh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Pyles Marsh is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyles Marsh
  • Salter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Salter is located in Brantley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
  • Union ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Union is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Bladen 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 Bladen to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bladen and extending to:

  • Brunswick, which is the Seat of Glynn County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bladen to Brunswick, with an average speed<2> 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 233 miles [375 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 590 miles [949.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,436 miles [10,357.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,119 miles [11,456.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,007 miles [8,058 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bladen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Bladen 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 Bladen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2447, Longitude: -81.7021       In this case, the coordinates for Bladen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.619 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.441 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.899 degrees.