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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 Crossties, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crossties 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 Crossties:
- 33.862340, -83.400715
- 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 Crossties
- 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 Oconee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
- Since Crossties is near Clarke County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Crossties
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crossties ...
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.
- Bishop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crystal Hills is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hills
- Elder Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elder Ridge is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Ridge
- Garden Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Garden Hills is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hills
- Hickory Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hickory Hill is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Indian Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Ivywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ivywood is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywood
- McNutt Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McNutt Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Creek
- Old Mill Chase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Mill Chase is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Chase
- Pioneer Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Woods is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Woods
- Poplar Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Poplar Springs is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Quail Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Run is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Red Fox
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Fox is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fox
- Rock and Shoals
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock and Shoals is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock and Shoals
- Snapfinger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Snapfinger is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snapfinger
- Stonebridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stonebridge is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebridge
- Summit Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Summit Grove is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Tanglebrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tanglebrook is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglebrook
- Tanglewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tanglewood is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tee Pee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tee Pee is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tee Pee
- Windy Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Windy Creek is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Creek
How Far From Crossties to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Crossties to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Crossties and extending to:
- Watkinsville, which is the Seat of Oconee County, lies just to the West.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Crossties 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 7,092 miles [11,413.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,971 miles [8,000 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Crossties) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Crossties 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 Crossties. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8623, Longitude: -83.4007 In this case, the coordinates for Crossties have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.681 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.033 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.874 degrees. |
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