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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 Chehaw, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chehaw 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 Chehaw:
- 31.708506, -84.050461
- 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 Chehaw
- 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Chehaw is near Worth County and also Dougherty County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worth County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dougherty 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 Chehaw
Communities Also Named Chehaw ...
We found one communities that are also named Chehaw.
Within Georgia, the name Chehaw is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Chehaw in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Macon County
- This Chehaw is located in Macon County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Chehaw that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Chehaw.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chehaw ...
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.
- Century
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Century is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
- Colonial Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Five Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Green Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Grove Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grove Park is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Hillcrest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hinds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hinds is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
- Jordan Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jordan Place is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Place
- Leesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mossy Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mossy Oaks is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Oaks
- North Slappy Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Slappy Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Slappy Heights
- Nutview ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nutview is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutview
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Pecan Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pecan Haven is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Haven
- Pecan Terrace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pecan Terrace is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Terrace
- Red Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red Rock is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Rolling Groves
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Groves is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Groves
- Sandalwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sandalwood is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood
- Starksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Starksville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starksville
- Whispering Pines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whispering Pines is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
How Far From Chehaw to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Chehaw to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chehaw and extending to:
- Leesburg, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Chehaw to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 634 miles [1,020.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,519 miles [10,491.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,212 miles [11,606.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,094 miles [8,198 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Chehaw) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Chehaw 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 Chehaw. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7085, Longitude: -84.0505 In this case, the coordinates for Chehaw have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.957 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.05 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.633 degrees. |
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