Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cypress Siding:
  • 30.965784, -82.115121
  • 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 Cypress Siding

• 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 Charlton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charlton County
  • Since Cypress Siding is near Brantley County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brantley County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden 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 Cypress Siding

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cypress Siding ...

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.

• Big Oak
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Oak is located in Brantley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
• Burnt Fort
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Burnt Fort is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Fort
• Burnt Fort Ferry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Burnt Fort Ferry is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Fort Ferry
• Centerville ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerville is located in Charlton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Ferry Landing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ferry Landing is located in Charlton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Landing
• Homeland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Homeland is located in Charlton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
• Racepond
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Racepond is located in Charlton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racepond
• Rains Landing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Rains Landing is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Landing
• Silver Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Silver Hill is located in Charlton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
• Traders Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill

How Far From Cypress Siding 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 Cypress Siding to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cypress Siding and extending to:

• Folkston, which is the Seat of Charlton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cypress Siding to Folkston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 233 miles [375 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 618 miles [994.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,150 miles [11,506.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,038 miles [8,107.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'