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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 Ernest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ernest 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 Ernest:
- 30.779103, -82.660070
- 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 Ernest
- 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 Clinch County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinch County
- Since Ernest is near Echols County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Echols County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Ernest
Communities Also Named Ernest ...
We found four communities that are also named Ernest.
Within Georgia, the name Ernest is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Dade County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Dade County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dade County community of Ernest.
- Ohio
- Preble County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Preble County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preble County community of Ernest.
- Pennsylvania
- Indiana County
- This Ernest is located in Indiana County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Ernest that is located in Clinch County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Ernest.
- Saskatchewan
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ernest ...
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.
- Colon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colon is located in Clinch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
- Edith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edith is located in Clinch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
- Fargo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jamestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Clinch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Clinch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Needmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore is located in Echols County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- New Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Ford is located in Echols County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ford
How Far From Ernest 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 Ernest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ernest and extending to:
- Homerville, which is the Seat of Clinch County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ernest to Homerville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 228 miles [366.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 644 miles [1,036.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,500 miles [10,460.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,184 miles [11,561.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,072 miles [8,162.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Ernest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ernest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Ernest 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 Ernest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7791, Longitude: -82.6601 In this case, the coordinates for Ernest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.124 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.959 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.345 degrees. |
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