Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fancy Bluff:
  • 31.139952, -81.558158
  • 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 Fancy Bluff

• 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 Glynn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Glynn County
  • Since Fancy Bluff is near Camden County and also Brantley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brantley 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 Fancy Bluff

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fancy Bluff ...

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.

• Clover Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Clover Heights is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Heights
• College Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • College Park is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Cypress Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cypress Mills is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Mills
• Deerwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Deerwood is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Dock Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
• Gordon Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gordon Heights is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
• Hickory Bluff
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Bluff is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff
• High Hill Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • High Hill Lake is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Lake
• Hogan
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hogan is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan
• Island View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Island View is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
• Magnolia Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Magnolia Park is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
• Oak Bluff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Oak Bluff is located in Glynn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluff
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Parade Rest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Parade Rest is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parade Rest
  • Pine Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Ridge is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Spring Bluff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Bluff is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bluff
  • Union ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Union is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Fancy Bluff to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fancy Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Brunswick, which is the Seat of Glynn County, lies just to the East.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Fancy Bluff to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 593 miles [954.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 6,434 miles [10,354.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,116 miles [11,452.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,005 miles [8,054.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'