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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 Graves, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Graves 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 Graves:
- 31.768222, -84.519084
- 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 Graves
- 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 Terrell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Terrell County
- Since Graves is near Randolph County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Graves
Communities Also Named Graves ...
We found seven communities that are also named Graves.
There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Graves.
Beyond Georgia, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Randolph County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Graves [Randolph County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Graves.
- Kansas
- Cloud County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Graves [Cloud County].
- Mississippi
- Benton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Graves [Benton County].
- Lee County
- This Graves is located in Lee County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Graves that is located in Terrell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Graves.
- South Carolina
- Georgetown County
- This Graves is located in Georgetown County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Graves that is located in Terrell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Georgetown County community of Graves.
- Virginia
- Loudoun County
- This Graves is located in Loudoun County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Graves that is located in Terrell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Graves.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Graves ...
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.
- Bridges Crossroad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bridges Crossroad is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Crossroad
- Cottondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cottondale is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Folks ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Folks is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folks
- Martins Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Martins Crossroads is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Crossroads
- Parrott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Shellman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Water Pipe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Water Pipe is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Pipe
- Yeomans
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Yeomans is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
- Population from the 2010 Census: 507 people
How Far From Graves 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 Graves to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Graves and extending to:
- Dawson, which is the Seat of Terrell County, lies just to the East.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Graves to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>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 647 miles [1,041.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,536 miles [10,518.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,231 miles [11,637.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,113 miles [8,228.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Graves could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Graves) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Graves 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 Graves. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7682, Longitude: -84.5191 In this case, the coordinates for Graves have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.228 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.371 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.793 degrees. |
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