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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 Henderson Still, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Henderson Still 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 Henderson Still:
- 31.187427, -82.968202
- 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 Henderson Still
- 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 Atkinson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Atkinson County
- Since Henderson Still is near Clinch County and also Berrien County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clinch County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berrien 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 Henderson Still
Curious and Interesting Names Near Henderson Still ...
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.
- Bridgetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bridgetown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Cutting
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cutting is located in Clinch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutting
- Eightmile Still
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eightmile Still is located in Clinch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile Still
- Fivemile Still
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fivemile Still is located in Clinch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Still
- Glory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glory is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
- Gracys Station ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gracys Station is located in Atkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracys Station
- Greenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Lanier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Homerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mexico Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mexico Crossing is located in Clinch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico Crossing
- Paletree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paletree is located in Clinch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paletree
- Sandy Bottom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Atkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Teeterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Teeterville is located in Lanier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeterville
How Far From Henderson Still 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 Henderson Still to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Henderson Still and extending to:
- Pearson, which is the Seat of Atkinson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Henderson Still to Pearson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 195 miles [313.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 628 miles [1,010.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,495 miles [10,452.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,182 miles [11,558.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,068 miles [8,156.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Henderson Still) 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 Henderson Still 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 Henderson Still. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1874, Longitude: -82.9682 In this case, the coordinates for Henderson Still have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.318 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.239 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.36 degrees. |
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