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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 Camellia Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Camellia Terrace 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 Camellia Terrace:
- 32.039933, -81.057612
- 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 Camellia Terrace
- 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 Chatham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham County
- Since Camellia Terrace is near Jasper County and also Beaufort County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort 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 Camellia Terrace
Curious and Interesting Names Near Camellia Terrace ...
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.
- Bona Bella
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bona Bella is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona Bella
- Fleetwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fleetwood is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
- Gordonston
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gordonston is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonston
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Isle of Armstrong
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Isle of Armstrong is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Armstrong
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,402 people
- Magnolia Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia Park is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Pine Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pine Gardens is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gardens
- Sackville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sackville is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackville
- Sunset Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sunset Park is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
- Thunderbolt
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Victory Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Victory Heights is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights
How Far From Camellia Terrace 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 Camellia Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Camellia Terrace and extending to:
- Savannah, which is the Seat of Chatham County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Camellia Terrace to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 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 6,372 miles [10,254.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,056 miles [11,355.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,943 miles [7,955 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Camellia Terrace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Camellia Terrace 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 Camellia Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0399, Longitude: -81.0576 In this case, the coordinates for Camellia Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.293 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.178 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.471 degrees. |
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