Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Forest River Farms:
  • 31.990488, -81.175667
  • 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 Forest River Farms

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest River Farms ...

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.

• Cedar Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Coffee Bluff
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Coffee Bluff is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Bluff
• Georgetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Georgetown is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <1>
• Grove Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Grove Park is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
• Grove Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Grove Point is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Point
• Groveland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Groveland is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
• Grubbs
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Grubbs is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
• Halcyon Bluff
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Halcyon Bluff is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon Bluff
• Kings Wood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Kings Wood is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Wood
• Liberty City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty City is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
• Mount Pleasant
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Rivers End
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rivers End is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers End
• Rose Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rose Hill is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
• Silk Hope
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Silk Hope is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Hope

How Far From Forest River Farms 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 Forest River Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Savannah, which is the Seat of Chatham County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Forest River Farms to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>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 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 530 miles [853 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,379 miles [10,266 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,064 miles [11,368.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,951 miles [7,967.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'