Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in German Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to German Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for German Village
- 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 German Village:
- 31.221897, -81.357597
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on German Village
- 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 Glynn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Glynn County
- Since German Village is near McIntosh County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McIntosh County
- eBird sighting report for Camden 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named German Village ...
We found one communities that share the name German Village.
Within Georgia, the name German Village is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named German Village in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Monroe County
- This German Village is located in Monroe County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the German Village that is located in Glynn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of German Village.
- New York
Curious and Interesting Names Near German Village ...
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.
- Cypress Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Mills
- Cypress Mills is located in Glynn County
- El Dorado
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Golf Retreat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golf Retreat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Retreat
- Golf Retreat is located in Glynn County
- Island Retreat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Retreat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Retreat
- Island Retreat is located in Glynn County
- Island View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
- Island View is located in Glynn County
- Kelvin Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelvin Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelvin Grove
- Kelvin Grove is located in Glynn County
- King City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Kings Terrace
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Terrace
- Kings Terrace is located in Glynn County
- Estimated population in 2019: 679 people
- Mallory Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallory Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory Park
- Mallory Park is located in Glynn County
- Marshes-of-Mackay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshes-of-Mackay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes-of-Mackay
- Marshes-of-Mackay is located in Glynn County
- Riverview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Sea Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sea Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Island
- Sea Island is located in Glynn County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sea Island <3>
- Silver Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Glynn County
- Village Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Bluff
- Village Bluff is located in Glynn County
How Far From German Village 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 German Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in German Village and extending to:
- Brunswick, which is the Seat of Glynn County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from German Village to Brunswick, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 248 miles [399.1 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 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 583 miles [938.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,422 miles [10,335.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,103 miles [11,431.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,992 miles [8,033.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for German Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Glynn County: www.glynncounty.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- German Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in German Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2219, Longitude: -81.3576 In this case, the coordinates for German Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 German Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.429 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.219 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.785 degrees. |