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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 Darien Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Darien Heights 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 Darien Heights:
- 31.375503, -81.426768
- 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 Darien Heights
- 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 McIntosh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McIntosh County
- Since Darien Heights is near Glynn County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Glynn County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Darien Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Darien Heights ...
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.
- Cedar Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Point is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Clover Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Heights is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Heights
- College Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- College Park is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Credit Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Credit Hill is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit Hill
- Crescent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Evelyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Evelyn is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
- Everett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Everett is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- German Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- German Village is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
- Groveside Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Groveside Park is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveside Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,152 people
- High Hill Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- High Hill Lake is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Lake
- Island View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Island View is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
- Marshes-of-Mackay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marshes-of-Mackay is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes-of-Mackay
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Meridian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Bluff is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluff
- Parade Rest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parade Rest is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parade Rest
- Pine Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pyles Marsh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pyles Marsh is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyles Marsh
- Raccoon Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Raccoon Bluff is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Bluff
- Village Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Village Bluff is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Bluff
How Far From Darien Heights 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 Darien Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Darien Heights and extending to:
- Darien, which is the Seat of McIntosh County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 238 miles [383 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Darien Heights to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 575 miles [925.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,418 miles [10,328.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,100 miles [11,426.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,989 miles [8,029 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Darien Heights) 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 Darien Heights 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 Darien Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3755, Longitude: -81.4268 In this case, the coordinates for Darien Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.473 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.291 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.771 degrees. |
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