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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 Goldson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goldson 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 Goldson:
- 32.560978, -84.258804
- 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 Goldson
- 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 Taylor County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor County
- Since Goldson is near Talbot County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon 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 Goldson
Communities Also Named Goldson ...
We found one communities that are also named Goldson.
Within Georgia, the name Goldson is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Goldson in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oregon
- Lane County
- This Goldson is located in Lane County and lies 2,237 miles [3,600.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Goldson that is located in Taylor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Goldson.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Goldson ...
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.
- Butler
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Carsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Carsonville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Fickling Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fickling Mill is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickling Mill
- Five Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Garden Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Valley is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Grays Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grays Ferry is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Ferry
- Hicks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hicks is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Howard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Howard is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Junction City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Panhandle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Panhandle is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panhandle
- Potterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Potterville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
- Prattsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
- Trices Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Trices Ferry is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trices Ferry
How Far From Goldson to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Goldson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Goldson and extending to:
- Butler, which is the Seat of Taylor County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Goldson to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>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 595 miles [957.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,488 miles [10,441.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,186 miles [11,564.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,066 miles [8,152.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Goldson) 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 Goldson 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 Goldson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5610, Longitude: -84.2588 In this case, the coordinates for Goldson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.123 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.36 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.517 degrees. |
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