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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 Golden Isles, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Golden Isles 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 Golden Isles:
- 32.025044, -80.967152
- 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 Golden Isles
- 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 Golden Isles is near Jasper County and also Beaufort County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort 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 Golden Isles
Communities Also Named Golden Isles ...
We found one communities that are also named Golden Isles.
Within Georgia, the name Golden Isles is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Golden Isles in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Broward County
- This Golden Isles is located in Broward County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the south of the Golden Isles that is located in Chatham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Golden Isles.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Golden Isles ...
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.
- Bona Bella
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bona Bella is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona Bella
- Cedar Hammock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hammock is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hammock
- Cresthill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cresthill is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthill
- Fleetwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fleetwood is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
- Glasgow Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glasgow Landing is located in Jasper County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Landing
- Gordonston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gordonston is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonston
- Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Green Acres is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Harbor Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harbor Creek is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Creek
- Isle of Armstrong
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Isle of Armstrong is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Armstrong
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,402 people
- Isle of Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Isle of Hope is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Hope
- Magnolia Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Magnolia Park is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Pine Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Gardens is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gardens
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Sackville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sackville is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackville
- Skidaway Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Skidaway Island is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidaway Island
- Sunset Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sunset Park is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
- Thunderbolt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Victory Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Victory Heights is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights
How Far From Golden Isles 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 Golden Isles to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Golden Isles and extending to:
- Savannah, which is the Seat of Chatham County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Golden Isles 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 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 523 miles [841.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,368 miles [10,248.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,053 miles [11,350.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,940 miles [7,950.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Golden Isles) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Golden Isles 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 Golden Isles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0250, Longitude: -80.9672 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.242 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.117 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.443 degrees. |
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