Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cleveland Station:
  • 33.949282, -83.508496
  • 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 Cleveland Station

• 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
  • Since Cleveland Station is near Oconee County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Cleveland Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cleveland Station ...

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.

• Allen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Allen is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
• Bogart
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Bogart is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogart <1>
• Deerbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Deerbrook is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
• Fieldstone
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fieldstone is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstone
• Greene
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Greene is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
• Jennings Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jennings Mill is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Mill
• Kingswood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Kingswood is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
• Oak Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Overlook Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
• Pine Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pine Ridge is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
• Pleasant Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hills is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
• Ramble Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ramble Hills is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramble Hills
• Rebel Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rebel Hill is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Hill
• Rushwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rushwood is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushwood

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cleveland Station and extending to:

• Athens, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies just to the East.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Cleveland Station to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 495 miles [796.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,392 miles [10,286.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,093 miles [11,415.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,972 miles [8,001.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'