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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 Goose Pond, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goose Pond and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Goose Pond:
    • 33.983449, -82.866529
    • 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 Goose Pond
  • 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 Oglethorpe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oglethorpe County
    • Since Goose Pond is near Elbert County and also Wilkes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Elbert County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkes 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 Goose Pond

Communities Also Named Goose Pond ...

We found two communities that are also named Goose Pond.

Within Georgia, the name Goose Pond is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Monroe County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Goose Pond [Monroe County].
    • North Carolina
      • Bertie County
      • This Goose Pond is located in Bertie County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Goose Pond that is located in Oglethorpe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bertie County community of Goose Pond.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Goose Pond ...

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.

  • Bell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bell is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
  • Deadmans Ferry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Deadmans Ferry is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadmans Ferry
  • Dove Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dove Creek is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Creek
  • Enterprise
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Enterprise is located in Oglethorpe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Jones Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jones Ferry is located in Oglethorpe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ferry
  • Linesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Linesville is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linesville
  • Martins Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Martins Ferry is located in Oglethorpe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
  • Norman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Norman is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
  • Silk Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Silk Mills is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
    • Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
  • Wise ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wise is located in Oglethorpe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise

How Far From Goose Pond 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 Goose Pond 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 community of Goose Pond once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Goose Pond and extending to:

  • Lexington, which is the Seat of Oglethorpe County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Goose Pond to Lexington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 468 miles [753.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,363 miles [10,240.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,062 miles [11,365.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,942 miles [7,953.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Goose Pond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Goose Pond) 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 Goose Pond 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 Goose Pond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9834, Longitude: -82.8665       In this case, the coordinates for Goose Pond have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.374 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.698 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.636 degrees.