Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Goldens Mill:
  • 32.935980, -83.181820
  • 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 Goldens Mill

• 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 Wilkinson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Wilkinson County
  • Since Goldens Mill is near Baldwin County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Baldwin County
  • eBird sighting report for Washington 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Goldens Mill ...

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.

• Coopers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
  • Coopers is located in Baldwin County
• Edgars
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgars have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgars
  • Edgars is located in Wilkinson County
• Gordon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Gordon is located in Wilkinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <2>
• Harrisburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Baldwin County
• Hebron
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Hebron is located in Washington County
• Mount Pleasant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
• Tucker Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Ferry
  • Tucker Ferry is located in Baldwin County
• Youngblood Corners ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngblood Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood Corners
  • Youngblood Corners is located in Wilkinson County

How Far From Goldens Mill 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 Goldens Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Goldens Mill once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Goldens Mill and extending to:

• Irwinton, which is the Seat of Wilkinson County, lies just to the South.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<4> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Goldens Mill to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 535 miles [861 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,425 miles [10,340 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,120 miles [11,458.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,001 miles [8,048.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/