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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 The Landings, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Landings and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 The Landings:
    • 31.944661, -81.024276
    • 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 The Landings
  • 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 Chatham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham County
    • Since The Landings is near Bryan County and also Jasper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bryan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper 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 The Landings

Communities Also Named The Landings ...

We found five communities that are also named The Landings.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named The Landings.

Beyond Georgia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Gwinnett County
      • This The Landings is located in Gwinnett County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the The Landings that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of The Landings.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This The Landings is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,791 miles [2,882.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the The Landings that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of The Landings.
    • Florida
      • Lee 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 Florida community of The Landings [Lee County].
    • Illinois
      • Kane County
      • This The Landings is located in Kane County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the The Landings that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of The Landings.
    • Tennessee
      • Williamson County
      • This The Landings is located in Williamson County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the The Landings that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of The Landings.

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Landings ...

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.

  • Bona Bella
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bona Bella is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona Bella
  • Cedar Hammock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Hammock is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hammock
  • Cresthill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cresthill is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthill
  • Fleetwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fleetwood is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
  • Golden Isles
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Grove Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Grove Park is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
  • Halcyon Bluff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Halcyon Bluff is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon Bluff
  • Harbor Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Harbor Creek is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Creek
  • Isle of Armstrong
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Isle of Armstrong is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Armstrong
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,402 people
  • Isle of Hope
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Isle of Hope is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Hope
  • Kings Wood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kings Wood is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Wood
  • Magnolia Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Magnolia Park is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Pin Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Pin Point is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Point
    • Rivers End
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rivers End is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers End
    • Rose Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rose Hill is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Sackville ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sackville is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackville
    • Skidaway Island
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Skidaway Island is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidaway Island
    • Sunset Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Sunset Park is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
    • Thunderbolt
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

How Far From The Landings to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as The Landings to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Landings and extending to:

  • Savannah, which is the Seat of Chatham County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from The Landings to Savannah, with an average speed<4> 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 231 miles [371.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 529 miles [851.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,374 miles [10,258 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,058 miles [11,358.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,946 miles [7,959.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- The Landings) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 The Landings 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 The Landings 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 The Landings. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9447, Longitude: -81.0243       In this case, the coordinates for The Landings have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.272 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.139 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.484 degrees.