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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 The Briars, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Briars 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 The Briars:
- 33.865396, -83.390159
- 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 The Briars
- 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 The Briars is near Clarke County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 The Briars
Communities Also Named The Briars ...
We found two communities that are also named The Briars.
Within Georgia, the name The Briars is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Hinds County
- This The Briars is located in Hinds County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the The Briars that is located in Oconee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of The Briars.
- South Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This The Briars is located in Beaufort County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the The Briars that is located in Oconee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of The Briars.
Curious and Interesting Names Near The Briars ...
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.
- Crossties
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crossties is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossties
- Crystal Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Hills is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hills
- Garden Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Garden Hills is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hills
- Hickory Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hickory Hill is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Indian Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Indian Hills is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Ivywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ivywood is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywood
- Old Mill Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Mill Chase is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Chase
- Pioneer Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Woods is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Woods
- Poplar Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Poplar Springs is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Quail Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Run is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Red Fox
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Fox is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fox
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rock and Shoals
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock and Shoals is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock and Shoals
- Snapfinger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Snapfinger is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snapfinger
- Stonebridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stonebridge is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebridge
- Summit Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Summit Grove is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Tee Pee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tee Pee is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tee Pee
How Far From The Briars 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 The Briars to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Briars and extending to:
- Watkinsville, which is the Seat of Oconee County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from The Briars to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> 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 495 miles [796.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,391 miles [10,285.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,091 miles [11,411.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,970 miles [7,998.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- The Briars) 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 The Briars 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 The Briars. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8654, Longitude: -83.3902 In this case, the coordinates for The Briars have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.675 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.027 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.869 degrees. |
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