Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Candlestick:
  • 32.532918, -84.926042
  • 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 Candlestick

• 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 Muscogee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Muscogee County
  • Since Candlestick is near Russell County and also Harris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris 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 Candlestick

Curious and Interesting Names Near Candlestick ...

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.

• Camelot
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Camelot is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Charter Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Charter Oaks is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
• Crystal Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Crystal Valley is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
• Fox Chapel
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fox Chapel is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
• Foxfire
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Foxfire is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
• Hearthstone
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hearthstone is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
• Hidden Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hidden Hills is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
• Hunters Court
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hunters Court is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Court
• Lakeshore
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lakeshore is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Leesburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Leesburg is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Lincoln Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Lincoln Hills is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 833 people
  • Peppertree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Peppertree is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertree
  • Spring Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Spring Valley is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Victory Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Victory Heights is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights
  • Willow Bend
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Willow Bend is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend

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

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

• Columbus, which is the Seat of Muscogee County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Candlestick to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 623 miles [1,002.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,518 miles [10,489.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,218 miles [11,616.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,097 miles [8,202.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'