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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 Iveys Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Iveys Mill 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 Iveys Mill:
- 31.391288, -84.586026
- 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 Iveys Mill
- 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 Baker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baker County
- Since Iveys Mill is near Early County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Early County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Iveys Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Iveys Mill ...
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.
- Anna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Anna is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Bermuda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bermuda is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Bethany
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Commissary Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Commissary Hill is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commissary Hill
- Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crossroads is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Damascus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Spur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Spur is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Spur
- Leary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Iveys Mill 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 Iveys Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Iveys Mill and extending to:
- Newton, which is the Seat of Baker County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Iveys Mill to Newton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 163 miles [262.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 670 miles [1,078.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,250 miles [11,667.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,132 miles [8,259.2 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 '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- Iveys Mill) 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 Iveys Mill 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 Iveys Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3913, Longitude: -84.5860 In this case, the coordinates for Iveys Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.243 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.336 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.90 degrees. |
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