Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Johnsonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Johnsonville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Johnsonville
- 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 Johnsonville:
- 31.836022, -82.517911
- 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 Johnsonville
- 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 Appling County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Appling County
- Since Johnsonville is near Jeff Davis County and also Toombs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jeff Davis County
- eBird sighting report for Toombs 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Johnsonville ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Johnsonville.
Within Georgia, the name Johnsonville is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Conecuh County
- This Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the west of the Johnsonville that is located in Appling County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conecuh County community of Johnsonville.
- Illinois
- Vermilion County
- This Johnsonville is located in Vermilion County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Johnsonville that is located in Appling County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of Johnsonville.
- Wayne County
- This Johnsonville is located in Wayne County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km] to the northwest of the Johnsonville that is located in Appling County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Johnsonville.
- Indiana
- Warren County
- This Johnsonville is located in Warren County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Johnsonville that is located in Appling County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Johnsonville.
- Kansas
- Jewell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Johnsonville [Jewell County].
- Kentucky
- Anderson County
- This Johnsonville is located in Anderson County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Johnsonville that is located in Appling County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Johnsonville.
- Mississippi
- Sunflower County
- This Johnsonville is located in Sunflower County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Johnsonville that is located in Appling County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sunflower County community of Johnsonville.
- Missouri
- DeKalb County
- Although located in DeKalb County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Johnsonville.
- New York
- Rensselaer County
- This Johnsonville is located in Rensselaer County and lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Johnsonville that is located in Appling County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rensselaer County community of Johnsonville.
- North Carolina
- Cherokee County
- This Johnsonville is located in Cherokee County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Johnsonville that is located in Appling County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Johnsonville.
- Harnett County
- This Johnsonville is located in Harnett County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km] to the northeast of the Johnsonville that is located in Appling County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harnett County community of Johnsonville.
- Ohio
- Trumbull County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Johnsonville [Trumbull County].
- Oklahoma
- McClain County
- This Johnsonville is located in McClain County and lies 863 miles [1,388.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Johnsonville that is located in Appling County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McClain County community of Johnsonville.
- Pennsylvania
- Northampton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Johnsonville [Northampton County].
- South Carolina
- Florence County
- This Johnsonville is located in Florence County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Johnsonville that is located in Appling County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Johnsonville.
- South Dakota
- Deuel County
- This Johnsonville is located in Deuel County and lies 1,166 miles [1,876.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Johnsonville that is located in Appling County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deuel County community of Johnsonville.
- Tennessee
- Humphreys County
- This Johnsonville is located in Humphreys County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Johnsonville that is located in Appling County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humphreys County community of Johnsonville.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Johnsonville is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,732 miles [2,787.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Johnsonville that is located in Appling County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Johnsonville.
- Wisconsin
- Sheboygan County
- This Johnsonville is located in Sheboygan County and lies 876 miles [1,409.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Johnsonville that is located in Appling County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheboygan County community of Johnsonville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Johnsonville ...
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.
- Bassville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Falling Rocks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rocks
- Falling Rocks is located in Appling County
- Graham
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Grays Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
- Grays Landing is located in Toombs County
- Lumber City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Lumber City is located in Telfair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumber City <4>
- Lumber City Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
- Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
- Manns Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manns Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Ferry
- Manns Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
- Piney Bluff Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Bluff Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Bluff Ferry
- Piney Bluff Ferry is located in Appling County
- Roper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Spring Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch
- Spring Branch is located in Appling County
- Town Bluff Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Bluff Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff Ferry
- Town Bluff Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
How Far From Johnsonville 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 Johnsonville 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<5> community of Johnsonville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Johnsonville and extending to:
- Baxley, which is the Seat of Appling County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Johnsonville to Baxley, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 171 miles [275.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 576 miles [927 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,446 miles [10,373.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,134 miles [11,481.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,019 miles [8,077.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Appling County: www.baxley.org/site/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Johnsonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Johnsonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8360, Longitude: -82.5179 In this case, the coordinates for Johnsonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Johnsonville 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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 Johnsonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Johnsonville 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 311.098 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.076 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.045 degrees. |