Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Eagle Court:
  • 32.408235, -81.779556
  • 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 Eagle Court

• 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 Bulloch County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bulloch County
  • Since Eagle Court is near Candler County and also Screven County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Candler County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Screven 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 Eagle Court

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eagle Court ...

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.

• Brians Chase
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brians Chase is located in Bulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brians Chase
• Greenwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Greenwood is located in Bulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Grove Lakes
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Grove Lakes is located in Bulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lakes
• Horseshoe Bend
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Horseshoe Bend is located in Bulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
• Irongate
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Irongate is located in Bulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
• Kingswood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Kingswood is located in Bulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
• Merrywood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Merrywood is located in Bulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
• Pine Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pine Cove is located in Bulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Cove
• Pine Needle Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pine Needle Hills is located in Bulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Needle Hills
• Quail Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Quail Run is located in Bulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
• Saddlecreek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Saddlecreek is located in Bulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlecreek
• Stadium Walk
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Stadium Walk is located in Bulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stadium Walk
• Woodlawn Terrace
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Woodlawn Terrace is located in Bulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Terrace

How Far From Eagle Court 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 Eagle Court to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Statesborough, which is the Seat of Bulloch County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Eagle Court to Statesborough, with an average speed<2> 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 177 miles [284.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 520 miles [836.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,387 miles [10,278.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,076 miles [11,387.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,961 miles [7,984 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'