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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 Blitchton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blitchton 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 Blitchton:
- 32.197146, -81.437890
- 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 Blitchton
- 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 Bryan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bryan County
- Since Blitchton is near Effingham County and also Bulloch County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Effingham County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bulloch 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 Blitchton
Communities Also Named Blitchton ...
We found one communities that are also named Blitchton.
Within Georgia, the name Blitchton is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Blitchton in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Marion County
- This Blitchton is located in Marion County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Blitchton that is located in Bryan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Blitchton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blitchton ...
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.
- Birds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Birds is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds
- Coldbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coldbrook is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldbrook
- Eden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ivanhoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ivanhoe is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Mitchell Forks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mitchell Forks is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Forks
- Mulberry Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mulberry Grove is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Grove
- Pooler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Branch is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch
- Starland Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Starland Park is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starland Park
- Truckers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Truckers is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truckers
- Woodlawn Terrace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Terrace is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Terrace
How Far From Blitchton 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 Blitchton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blitchton and extending to:
- Pembroke, which is the Seat of Bryan County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Blitchton to Pembroke, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 201 miles [323.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 524 miles [843.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,381 miles [10,269.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,068 miles [11,374.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,954 miles [7,972.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Blitchton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Blitchton 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 Blitchton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1971, Longitude: -81.4379 In this case, the coordinates for Blitchton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.509 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.448 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.566 degrees. |
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