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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 Island Shoals, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Island Shoals 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 Island Shoals:
- 33.450117, -83.929908
- 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 Island Shoals
- 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Since Island Shoals is near Newton County and also Butts County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butts 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 Island Shoals
Curious and Interesting Names Near Island Shoals ...
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.
- Cedar Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Forest Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Forest Lakes is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lakes
- Forest Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Forest Mill is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Fox Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fox Meadows is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
- Hardys Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hardys Crossroads is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys Crossroads
- Hidden Pines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hidden Pines is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Pines
- High Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- High Point is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Hollow Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hollow Oaks is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Oaks
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Kitchens Store ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kitchens Store is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchens Store
- Knights Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Knights Landing is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Landing
- Leadmore
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Leadmore is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmore
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Newton Chase
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newton Chase is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Chase
- Peeksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peeksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeksville
- Porterdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- River North
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- River North is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River North
- Riverside Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Riverside Park is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
- Riverwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Riverwood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Rocky Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rocky Creek is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
- Rocky Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rocky Plains is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Plains
- Rogers Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rogers Heights is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Heights
- Shoal Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shoal Creek is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Slades Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Slades Mill is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Mill
- Stark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stark is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Stone Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Creek is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
- Turtles Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Turtles Cove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtles Cove
- Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Island Shoals 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 Island Shoals to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Island Shoals once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Island Shoals and extending to:
- McDonough, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Island Shoals to McDonough, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 537 miles [864.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,433 miles [10,352.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,133 miles [11,479.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,012 miles [8,066 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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> | 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 Island Shoals, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Island Shoals) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Island Shoals 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 Island Shoals. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4501, Longitude: -83.9299 In this case, the coordinates for Island Shoals have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.973 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.312 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.181 degrees. |
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