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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 Fort Gaines, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fort Gaines 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 Fort Gaines:
- 31.608714, -85.049787
- 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 Fort Gaines
- 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Fort Gaines is near Henry County and also Early County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Early 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 Fort Gaines
Communities Also Named Fort Gaines ...
We found one communities that are also named Fort Gaines.
Within Georgia, the name Fort Gaines is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Fort Gaines in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Mobile County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Fort Gaines [Mobile County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Gaines ...
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.
- Bass Store
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bass Store is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Store
- Cotton Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Days Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Days Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Crossroads
- Graball
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hatcher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jeff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jeff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Jones Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Crossing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Pecan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pecan is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
- Pleasant Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Screamer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shorterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Fort Gaines to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Fort Gaines to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fort Gaines and extending to:
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Fort Gaines to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 675 miles [1,086.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,567 miles [10,568.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,262 miles [11,687.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,144 miles [8,278.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fort Gaines, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fort Gaines) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Fort Gaines 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 Fort Gaines. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6087, Longitude: -85.0498 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.523 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.69 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.025 degrees. |
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