Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Irwinville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Irwinville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Irwinville

• 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 Irwinville:
  • 31.648241, -83.382659
  • 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 Irwinville

• 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 Irwin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Irwin County
  • Since Irwinville is near Ben Hill County and also Turner County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ben Hill County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Turner 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 Irwinville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Irwinville ...

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.

• Cold Springs ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cold Springs is located in Turner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Ferry Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ferry Lake is located in Tift County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Lake
• Flat Ford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Flat Ford is located in Irwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ford
• Hoganville ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hoganville is located in Tift County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoganville
• Lulaville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lulaville is located in Ben Hill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
• Mystic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mystic is located in Irwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mystic <1>
• Queensland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Queensland is located in Ben Hill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensland
• Rebecca
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rebecca is located in Turner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rebecca <1>
• Riverbend
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverbend is located in Irwin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
• Sunsweet
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunsweet is located in Tift County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunsweet

How Far From Irwinville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Irwinville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Irwinville and extending to:

• Ocilla, which is the Seat of Irwin County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Irwinville to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 614 miles [988.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,492 miles [10,447.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,183 miles [11,559.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,066 miles [8,152.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'