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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 Flat Ford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flat Ford 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 Flat Ford:
- 31.221298, -83.503775
- 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 Flat Ford
- 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 Cook County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cook County
- Since Flat Ford is near Colquitt County and also Tift County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colquitt County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tift 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 Flat Ford
Communities Also Named Flat Ford ...
We found one communities that are also named Flat Ford.
There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Flat Ford.
Beyond Georgia.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Irwin County
- This Flat Ford is located in Irwin County and lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the north of the Flat Ford that is located in Cook County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Irwin County community of Flat Ford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flat Ford ...
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.
- Barneyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Barneyville is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneyville
- Chaserville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chaserville is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaserville
- Cool Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cool Springs is located in Colquitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Eldorado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eldorado is located in Tift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Greggs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greggs is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Heartpine ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Heartpine is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartpine
- Jerusalem ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Norman Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sparks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wagon Wheel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wagon Wheel is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagon Wheel
How Far From Flat Ford 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 Flat Ford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Flat Ford and extending to:
- Adel, which is the Seat of Cook County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Flat Ford 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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 643 miles [1,034.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,206 miles [11,596.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,091 miles [8,193.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Flat Ford) 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 Flat Ford 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 Flat Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2213, Longitude: -83.5038 In this case, the coordinates for Flat Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.619 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.592 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.544 degrees. |
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