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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 Hunters, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hunters 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 Hunters:
    • 32.654615, -81.550386
    • 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 Hunters
  • 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

Communities Also Named Hunters ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Hunters.

Within Georgia, the name Hunters is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Tehama 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 California community of Hunters [Tehama County].
    • Indiana
      • Marion 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 Indiana community of Hunters [Marion County].
      • Monroe County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Hunters [Monroe County].
    • Iowa
      • Dickinson 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 Iowa community of Hunters [Dickinson County].
    • Kentucky
      • Nelson County
      • This Hunters is located in Nelson County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Hunters that is located in Screven County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of Hunters.
    • Ohio
      • Darke County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Darke County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darke County community of Hunters.
    • Oregon
      • Columbia 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 Oregon community of Hunters [Columbia County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Centre 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 Pennsylvania community of Hunters [Centre County].
    • South Carolina
      • Abbeville 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 South Carolina community of Hunters [Abbeville County].
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Hunters is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,761 miles [2,834.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hunters that is located in Screven County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Hunters.
      • Weber County
      • This Hunters is located in Weber County and lies 1,768 miles [2,845.3 km] to the west northwest of the Hunters that is located in Screven County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Hunters.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax 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 Virginia community of Hunters [Fairfax County].
      • Fluvanna County
      • This Hunters is located in Fluvanna County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Hunters that is located in Screven County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fluvanna County community of Hunters.
    • Washington
      • Stevens County
      • This Hunters is located in Stevens County and lies 2,174 miles [3,498.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Hunters that is located in Screven County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stevens County community of Hunters.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hunters ...

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.

  • Double Heads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Heads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Heads
    • Double Heads is located in Screven County
  • Dover
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Eureka Springs ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Springs
    • Eureka Springs is located in Screven County
  • Farmdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
    • Farmdale is located in Screven County
  • Green Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
    • Green Hill is located in Screven County
  • Halcyondale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halcyondale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyondale
    • Halcyondale is located in Screven County
  • Kildare
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kildare have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
    • Kildare is located in Effingham County
  • Martins Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
    • Martins Landing is located in Hampton County (SC)
  • Oliver
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliver have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
    • Oliver is located in Screven County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oliver <5>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hunters and extending to:

  • Sylvania, which is the Seat of Screven County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Hunters to Atlanta, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 499 miles [803.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,366 miles [10,245.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,055 miles [11,353.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,939 miles [7,948.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hunters. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Hunters 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hunters) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hunters. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6546, Longitude: -81.5504       In this case, the coordinates for Hunters have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 Hunters, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Hunters to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.585 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.602 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.488 degrees.









 

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