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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 Ethridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ethridge and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Ethridge:
    • 34.104278, -82.919863
    • 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 Ethridge
  • 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 Elbert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Elbert County
    • Since Ethridge is near Madison County and also Oglethorpe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oglethorpe 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 Ethridge

Communities Also Named Ethridge ...

We found four communities that are also named Ethridge.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Ethridge.

Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Jones County
      • This Ethridge is located in Jones County and lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Ethridge that is located in Elbert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Ethridge.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Gallatin County
      • This Ethridge is located in Gallatin County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Ethridge that is located in Elbert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Ethridge.
    • Montana
      • Toole County
      • This Ethridge is located in Toole County and lies 1,796 miles [2,890.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ethridge that is located in Elbert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Toole County community of Ethridge.
    • Tennessee
      • Lawrence County
      • This Ethridge is located in Lawrence County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Ethridge that is located in Elbert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Ethridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ethridge ...

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.

  • Centerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Centerville is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Deadmans Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Deadmans Ferry is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadmans Ferry
  • Dewy Rose
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dove Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dove Creek is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Creek
  • Hard Cash
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hard Cash is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Cash
  • Harmony
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Harmony is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Harper
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Harper is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
  • Harpers Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Harpers Ferry is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ferry
  • Jones Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jones Ferry is located in Oglethorpe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ferry
  • Martins Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Martins Ferry is located in Oglethorpe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
  • Match
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Match is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Match
  • Moon Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Moon Ferry is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Ferry
  • Silk Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Silk Mills is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
    • Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
  • Thirteen Forks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Thirteen Forks is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirteen Forks

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ethridge and extending to:

  • Elberton, which is the Seat of Elbert County, lies just to the East.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Ethridge to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 464 miles [746.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,360 miles [10,235.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,060 miles [11,362 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,939 miles [7,948.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Ethridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Ethridge 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 Ethridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1043, Longitude: -82.9199       In this case, the coordinates for Ethridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.408 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.755 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.625 degrees.