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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 Celeste, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Celeste 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 Celeste:
    • 33.782903, -82.844867
    • 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 Celeste
  • 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 Wilkes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkes County
    • Since Celeste is near Oglethorpe County and also Taliaferro County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oglethorpe County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Taliaferro 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 Celeste

Communities Also Named Celeste ...

We found three communities that are also named Celeste.

Within Georgia, the name Celeste is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Mobile County
      • This Celeste is located in Mobile County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Celeste that is located in Wilkes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Celeste.
    • Texas
      • Hunt County
      • This Celeste is located in Hunt County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the west of the Celeste that is located in Wilkes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunt County community of Celeste.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Celeste is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,657 miles [2,666.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Celeste that is located in Wilkes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Celeste.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Celeste ...

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.

  • Brickhouse
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Brickhouse is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhouse
  • Centerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Centerville is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Daniel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Daniel is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
  • Ficklin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Ficklin is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin
  • Lincoln Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lincoln Heights is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
  • Linesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Linesville is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linesville
  • Little River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Little River is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
  • Porters
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Porters is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
  • Ravenwood Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ravenwood Park is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood Park
  • Sandtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandtown is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
  • Sandy Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandy Hill is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
  • Wise ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wise is located in Oglethorpe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Celeste and extending to:

  • Washington, which is the Seat of Wilkes County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Celeste 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 478 miles [769.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,371 miles [10,253.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,070 miles [11,378.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,949 miles [7,964.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Celeste) 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 Celeste 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 Celeste. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7829, Longitude: -82.8449       In this case, the coordinates for Celeste have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.356 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.648 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.68 degrees.