Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Flovilla:
  • 33.255413, -83.894175
  • 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 Flovilla

• 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 Butts County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butts County
  • Since Flovilla is near Jasper County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Flovilla

Curious and Interesting Names Near Flovilla ...

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.

• Box Ankle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Box Ankle
  • From Flovilla to Box Ankle
• Cork
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cork is located in Butts County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork
• Hardys Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hardys Crossroads is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys Crossroads
• High Falls
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • High Falls is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
• Indian Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Indian Springs is located in Butts County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Iron Springs Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Iron Springs Crossroads is located in Butts County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Springs Crossroads
• Jenkinsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jenkinsburg is located in Butts County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkinsburg <1>
• Logwall
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Logwall is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logwall
• Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Peeksville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Peeksville is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeksville
• Sandy
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sandy is located in Butts County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
• Stark
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Stark is located in Butts County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
• Turtles Cove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Turtles Cove is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtles Cove
• Waits Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Waits Ferry is located in Butts County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Ferry

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

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

• Jackson, which is the Seat of Butts County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Flovilla to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 545 miles [877.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,441 miles [10,365.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,140 miles [11,490.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,019 miles [8,077.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'