Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fivemile Still:
  • 31.087708, -82.804864
  • 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 Fivemile Still

• 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 Fivemile Still is near Atkinson County and also Ware County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Atkinson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ware 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 Fivemile Still

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fivemile Still ...

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.

• Argyle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Argyle is located in Clinch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argyle <1>
• Crews Crossing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Crews Crossing is located in Ware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews Crossing
• Cutting
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cutting is located in Clinch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutting
• Eightmile Still
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Eightmile Still is located in Clinch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile Still
• Greenwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood is located in Lanier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Homerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Homerville is located in Clinch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homerville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homerville <1>
• Magnolia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Magnolia is located in Clinch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Manor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Manor is located in Ware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <1>
• Mexico Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mexico Crossing is located in Clinch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico Crossing
• Paletree
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Paletree is located in Clinch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paletree
• Sandy Bottom
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sandy Bottom is located in Atkinson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fivemile Still and extending to:

• Homerville, which is the Seat of Clinch County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Fivemile Still to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 629 miles [1,012.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,178 miles [11,551.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,065 miles [8,151.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'