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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 Chalybeate Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chalybeate Springs and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Chalybeate Springs:
    • 32.858656, -84.579301
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Chalybeate Springs
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Chalybeate Springs ...

We found five communities that share the name Chalybeate Springs.

Within Georgia, the name Chalybeate Springs is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lawrence County
      • This Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County and lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the northwest of the Chalybeate Springs that is located in Meriwether County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Chalybeate Springs.
    • Arkansas
      • Stone County
      • This Chalybeate Springs is located in Stone County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Chalybeate Springs that is located in Meriwether County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stone County community of Chalybeate Springs.
      • Yell County
      • This Chalybeate Springs is located in Yell County and lies 535 miles [861 km] to the west northwest of the Chalybeate Springs that is located in Meriwether County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yell County community of Chalybeate Springs.
    • Kentucky
      • Edmonson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Chalybeate Springs [Edmonson County].
    • North Carolina
      • Harnett County
      • This Chalybeate Springs is located in Harnett County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Chalybeate Springs that is located in Meriwether County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harnett County community of Chalybeate Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chalybeate Springs ...

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.

  • Bulloch Crossroads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bulloch Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulloch Crossroads
    • Bulloch Crossroads is located in Meriwether County
  • Bullochville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellerbeetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellerbeetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbeetown
    • Ellerbeetown is located in Upson County
  • Flint Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Greens Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
    • Greens Mill is located in Talbot County
  • Jacks Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacks Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Ferry
    • Jacks Ferry is located in Talbot County
  • Nebula
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nebula have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebula
    • Nebula is located in Meriwether County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Talbot County
  • Tax Crossroads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tax Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tax Crossroads
    • Tax Crossroads is located in Talbot County
  • Warm Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Greenville, which is the Seat of Meriwether County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chalybeate Springs to Greenville, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 592 miles [952.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,488 miles [10,441.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,188 miles [11,568 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,067 miles [8,154.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chalybeate Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chalybeate Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chalybeate Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8587, Longitude: -84.5793       In this case, the coordinates for Chalybeate Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Chalybeate Springs could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Chalybeate Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.324 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.634 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.571 degrees.




 

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