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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 Boys Estate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boys Estate 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 Boys Estate:
    • 31.316616, -81.472602
    • 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 Boys Estate
  • 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 Boys Estate is near McIntosh County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McIntosh County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Boys Estate

Curious and Interesting Names Near Boys Estate ...

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.

  • Clover Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Clover Heights is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Heights
  • College Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • College Park is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Cypress Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cypress Mills is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Mills
  • Dock Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
  • Evelyn
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Evelyn is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
  • Gordon Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Gordon Heights is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
  • Groveside Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Groveside Park is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveside Park
    • Estimated population in 2019: 15,152 people
  • High Hill Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • High Hill Lake is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Lake
  • Island View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Island View is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Magnolia Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Magnolia Park is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
    • Marshes-of-Mackay
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Marshes-of-Mackay is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes-of-Mackay
    • Oak Bluff
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Bluff is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluff
    • Parade Rest
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Parade Rest is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parade Rest
    • Pine Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Pyles Marsh
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pyles Marsh is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyles Marsh

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Boys Estate and extending to:

  • Brunswick, which is the Seat of Glynn County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Boys Estate to Brunswick, with an average speed<2> 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 239 miles [384.6 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 580 miles [933.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,105 miles [11,434.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,994 miles [8,037.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boys Estate) 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 Boys Estate 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 Boys Estate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3166, Longitude: -81.4726       In this case, the coordinates for Boys Estate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.496 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.309 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.801 degrees.