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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 Gillis Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gillis Springs 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 Gillis Springs:
- 32.459334, -82.491769
- 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 Gillis Springs
- 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 Treutlen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Treutlen County
- Since Gillis Springs is near Emanuel County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Emanuel County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Gillis Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gillis Springs ...
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.
- Charles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Charles is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
- Diamond Landing Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Treutlen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Gary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gary is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Kirby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kirby is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Kite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Meeks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Meeks is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Normantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Normantown is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
- Rockledge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stillmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tarrytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
How Far From Gillis Springs 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 Gillis Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gillis Springs and extending to:
- Soperton, which is the Seat of Treutlen County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Gillis Springs 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 539 miles [867.4 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 6,416 miles [10,325.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,107 miles [11,437.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,991 miles [8,032.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gillis Springs) 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 Gillis Springs 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 Gillis Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4593, Longitude: -82.4918 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.109 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.176 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.883 degrees. |
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