Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Blandy

• 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 Blandy:
  • 33.075419, -83.305158
  • 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 Blandy

• 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 Baldwin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Baldwin County
  • Since Blandy is near Putnam County and also Jones County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones 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 Blandy

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blandy ...

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.

• Coopers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Coopers is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
• Dennis
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Dennis is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
• Flat Rock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Flat Rock is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Fortville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Fortville is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
• Goldens Mill ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Goldens Mill is located in Wilkinson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldens Mill
• Greenberry Crossroads
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenberry Crossroads is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenberry Crossroads
• Haddock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Haddock is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haddock <1>
• Harrisburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrisburg is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
• James
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • James is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
• Martins Ferry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Martins Ferry is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
• Mount Pleasant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Pine Ridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Pine Ridge is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
• Sandtown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandtown is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
• Tucker Ferry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Tucker Ferry is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Ferry

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

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

• Milledgeville, which is the Seat of Baldwin County, lies just to the East.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Blandy to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 532 miles [856.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,424 miles [10,338.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,120 miles [11,458.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,001 miles [8,048.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'