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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 Captolo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Captolo 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 Captolo:
- 32.625775, -81.597933
- 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 Captolo
- 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 Screven County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Screven County
- Since Captolo is near Bulloch County and also Effingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bulloch County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Effingham 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 Captolo
Curious and Interesting Names Near Captolo ...
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.
- Donegal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Donegal is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donegal
- Double Heads
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Double Heads is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Heads
- Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eureka Springs is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Springs
- Farmdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Farmdale is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
- Green Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Green Hill is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Halcyondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Halcyondale is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyondale
- Hunters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
- Oliver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Captolo 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 Captolo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Captolo and extending to:
- Sylvania, which is the Seat of Screven County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Captolo to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 502 miles [807.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,369 miles [10,249.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,059 miles [11,360.4 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Captolo) 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 Captolo 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 Captolo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6258, Longitude: -81.5979 In this case, the coordinates for Captolo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.611 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.627 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.513 degrees. |
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