Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Butler Manor:
  • 33.407083, -82.091785
  • 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 Butler Manor

• 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
  • Since Butler Manor is near Columbia County and also Aiken County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken 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 Butler Manor

Curious and Interesting Names Near Butler Manor ...

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.

• Christa
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Christa is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christa
• Glenn Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenn Hills is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Hills
• Golden Terrace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Golden Terrace is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Terrace
• Gordon Terrace
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Gordon Terrace is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Terrace
• Hidden Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hidden Hills is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
• Lumpkin Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lumpkin Park is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin Park
• Meadowbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Meadowlark
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Meadowlark is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
• Quail Hollow
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Rain Tree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rain Tree is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Tree
  • Rolling Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Rolling Meadows is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
  • Sand Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Sand Ridge is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
  • Spanish Trace
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Spanish Trace is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trace
  • Twin Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Twin Oaks is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
  • Woodlake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Woodlake is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake

How Far From Butler Manor to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Butler Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Augusta, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Butler Manor to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 472 miles [759.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,356 miles [10,229 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,050 miles [11,345.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,932 miles [7,937.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'