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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 Eneck, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Eneck 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 Eneck:
- 32.601009, -81.402606
- 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 Eneck
- 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 Screven County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Screven County
- Since Eneck is near Hampton County and also Effingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hampton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Effingham 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 Eneck
Curious and Interesting Names Near Eneck ...
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.
- Dupies Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dupies Ferry is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupies Ferry
- Egypt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Eureka Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eureka Springs is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Springs
- Halcyondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Halcyondale is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyondale
- Hunters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
- Kildare
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kildare is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
- Martins Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Martins Landing is located in Hampton County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
- Oliver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Robertville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Robertville is located in Jasper County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertville
- Sisters Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisters Ferry
- Steep Bottom ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Steep Bottom is located in Hampton County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Bottom
- Two Sisters Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people
How Far From Eneck 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 Eneck to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Eneck once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Eneck and extending to:
- Sylvania, which is the Seat of Screven County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Eneck to Sylvania, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 190 miles [305.8 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 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 498 miles [801.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,362 miles [10,238.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,050 miles [11,345.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,935 miles [7,942.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Eneck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Eneck) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Eneck 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 Eneck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6010, Longitude: -81.4026 In this case, the coordinates for Eneck have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.501 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.497 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.449 degrees. |
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