Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 English Eddy:
  • 31.969360, -82.356515
  • 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 English Eddy

• 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 Toombs County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Toombs County
  • Since English Eddy is near Appling County and also Jeff Davis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Appling County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jeff Davis 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 English Eddy

Curious and Interesting Names Near English Eddy ...

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 Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
• Charlotteville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Charlotteville is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotteville
• Falling Rocks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Falling Rocks is located in Appling County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rocks
• Grays Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Grays Landing is located in Toombs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
• Manns Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Manns Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Ferry
• Piney Bluff Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Piney Bluff Ferry is located in Appling County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Bluff Ferry
• Rock Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
• Spring Branch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Spring Branch is located in Appling County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch
• Town Bluff Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Town Bluff Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff Ferry

How Far From English Eddy 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 English Eddy to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Lyons, which is the Seat of Toombs County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from English Eddy to Lyons, with an average speed<2> 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 170 miles [273.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 564 miles [907.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,432 miles [10,351.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,121 miles [11,460.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,006 miles [8,056.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'