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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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Hunters
- 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 Screven County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Screven County
- Since Hunters is near Hampton County and also Effingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hampton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Effingham 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 Hunters
Communities Also Named Hunters ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Hunters.
Within Georgia, the name Hunters is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of fourteen communities that are located 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)
- Double Heads is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Heads
- Dover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka Springs ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka Springs is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Springs
- Farmdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Farmdale is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
- Green Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Halcyondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Halcyondale is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyondale
- Kildare
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kildare is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
- Martins Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Martins Landing is located in Hampton County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
- Oliver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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<5>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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,939 miles [7,948.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hunters) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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.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). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.585 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.602 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.488 degrees. |
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