Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kites Spur, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kites Spur and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kites Spur
- 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 Kites Spur:
- 32.550166, -81.951228
- 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 Kites Spur
- 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 Bulloch County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bulloch County
- Since Kites Spur is near Candler County and also Jenkins County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Candler County
- eBird sighting report for Jenkins 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 Kites Spur ...
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.
- Aaron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
- Aaron is located in Bulloch County
- Bland ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Four Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Four Points is located in Jenkins County
- Foxlake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Hopeulikit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopeulikit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeulikit
- Hopeulikit is located in Bulloch County
- Horseshoe Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
- Horseshoe Bend is located in Bulloch County
- Irongate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Parish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Piddleville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piddleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piddleville
- Piddleville is located in Bulloch County
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- Portal
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
- Portal is located in Bulloch County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portal <2>
- Quail Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Rocky Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rocky Ford is located in Screven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ford <2>
- Saddlecreek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddlecreek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlecreek
- Saddlecreek is located in Bulloch County
- Thrift
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Portal
How Far From Kites Spur 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 Kites Spur 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<3> community of Kites Spur once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Kites Spur and extending to:
- Statesborough, which is the Seat of Bulloch County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<4> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kites Spur to Statesborough, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 163 miles [262.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 517 miles [832 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,388 miles [10,280.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,078 miles [11,390.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,962 miles [7,985.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bulloch County: www.bullochcounty.net/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Kites Spur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kites Spur) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kites Spur. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5502, Longitude: -81.9512 In this case, the coordinates for Kites Spur 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 Kites Spur 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 310.807 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.842 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.662 degrees. |