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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 Ephesus, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ephesus 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 Ephesus:
- 33.407081, -85.254395
- 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 Ephesus
- 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 Heard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Heard County
- Since Ephesus is near Carroll County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Ephesus
Communities Also Named Ephesus ...
We found two communities that are also named Ephesus.
Within Georgia, the name Ephesus is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Davie County
- This Ephesus is located in Davie County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ephesus that is located in Heard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davie County community of Ephesus.
- Tennessee
- Carroll County
- This Ephesus is located in Carroll County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ephesus that is located in Heard County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Ephesus.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ephesus ...
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.
- Bucktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bucktown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Graham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hawk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hawk is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk
- Joel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Joel is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
- Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Red Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Red Oak is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Roosterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Stoney Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stoney Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Unity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Unity is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Victory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Victory is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
How Far From Ephesus 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 city such as Ephesus to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ephesus and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Heard County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ephesus to Franklin, 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 55 miles [88.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 594 miles [956 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,492 miles [10,447.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,195 miles [11,579.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,073 miles [8,164.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Ephesus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Ephesus 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 Ephesus. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4071, Longitude: -85.2544 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.748 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.199 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.707 degrees. |
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