Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kilby Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kilby Mill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kilby Mill
- 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 Kilby Mill:
- 34.950370, -83.492659
- 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 Kilby 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 Rabun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rabun County
- Since Kilby Mill is near Towns County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Towns County
- eBird sighting report for Macon 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kilby 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.
- Germany
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Mountain City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
- Mountain City is located in Rabun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,113 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain City <3>
- Orlando
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Otto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Otto is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otto <3>
- Persimmon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Rainbow Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Springs
- Rainbow Springs is located in Macon County (NC)
- Scaly Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scaly Mountain
- Scaly Mountain is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scaly Mountain <3>
- Shooting Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shooting Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooting Creek
- Shooting Creek is located in Clay County (NC)
- Sky Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sky Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Valley
- Sky Valley is located in Rabun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sky Valley <3>
- Tiger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger
- Tiger is located in Rabun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiger <3>
How Far From Kilby 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 Kilby Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Kilby Mill and extending to:
- Clayton, which is the Seat of Rabun County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<4> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Kilby Mill to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 448 miles [721 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,345 miles [10,211.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,051 miles [11,347.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,928 miles [7,930.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kilby Mill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kilby Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kilby Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9504, Longitude: -83.4927 In this case, the coordinates for Kilby Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Kilby Mill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.766 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.286 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.629 degrees. |