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

When in Crooked River Plantation, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crooked River Plantation and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Crooked River Plantation
  • 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 Crooked River Plantation:
    • 30.809402, -81.577599
    • 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 Crooked River Plantation
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crooked River Plantation ...

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.

  • Admirals Walk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Admirals Walk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admirals Walk
    • Admirals Walk is located in Camden County
  • Bristol Hammock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol Hammock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Hammock
    • Bristol Hammock is located in Camden County
  • Elliotts Bluff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliotts Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotts Bluff
    • Elliotts Bluff is located in Camden County
  • Elliotts Plantation
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliotts Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotts Plantation
    • Elliotts Plantation is located in Camden County
  • Foxwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
    • Foxwood is located in Camden County
  • Grover View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grover View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover View
    • Grover View is located in Camden County
  • Harbor Pines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Pines
    • Harbor Pines is located in Camden County
  • Harrietts Bluff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrietts Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietts Bluff
    • Harrietts Bluff is located in Camden County
  • Harrietts Bluff Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrietts Bluff Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietts Bluff Village
    • Harrietts Bluff Village is located in Camden County
  • Kingsland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
    • Kingsland is located in Camden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,292 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsland <2>
  • London Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Hill
    • London Hill is located in Camden County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 91 people
  • Mallard Pointe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallard Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Pointe
    • Mallard Pointe is located in Camden County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Mariners Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariners Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariners Landing
      • Mariners Landing is located in Camden County
    • Mission Trace
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Trace
      • Mission Trace is located in Camden County
    • Quail Hollow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
      • Quail Hollow is located in Camden County
    • River Cove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Cove
      • River Cove is located in Camden County
    • Riverview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Riverview is located in Camden County
    • Scotchville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchville
      • Scotchville is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 337 people
    • Shadowland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadowland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowland
      • Shadowland is located in Camden County

How Far From Crooked River Plantation 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 Crooked River Plantation to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Crooked River Plantation and extending to:

  • Woodbine, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Crooked River Plantation to Woodbine, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 261 miles [420 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 614 miles [988.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,130 miles [11,474.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,020 miles [8,078.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Camden County: www.co.camden.ga.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crooked River Plantation) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crooked River Plantation. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8094, Longitude: -81.5776       In this case, the coordinates for Crooked River Plantation have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Crooked River Plantation to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.532 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.279 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.962 degrees.









 

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