Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 McAllister:
  • 31.889348, -81.199846
  • 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 McAllister

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort McAllister ...

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.

• Bryan Neck ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bryan Neck is located in Bryan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Neck
• Cedar Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Coffee Bluff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Coffee Bluff is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Bluff
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Coffee Bluff
  • From Fort McAllister to Coffee Bluff
• Cottonham ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cottonham is located in Bryan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonham
• Georgetown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Georgetown is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Georgetown
  • From Fort McAllister to Georgetown
• Grove Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Grove Point is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Point
• Middle Place
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Middle Place is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Place
• Mount Pleasant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Pin Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pin Point is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Point
• Rabbit Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rabbit Hill is located in Bryan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Hill
• Sweet Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sweet Hill is located in Bryan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Hill

How Far From Fort McAllister 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 Fort McAllister 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 McAllister and extending to:

• Pembroke, which is the Seat of Bryan County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fort McAllister to Pembroke, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 225 miles [362.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 537 miles [864.2 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 6,385 miles [10,275.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,069 miles [11,376.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,956 miles [7,975.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'