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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 Layton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Layton 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 Layton:
    • 30.836621, -81.998170
    • 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 Layton
  • 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 Charlton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charlton County
    • Since Layton is near Nassau County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nassau County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden 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 Layton

Communities Also Named Layton ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Layton.

Within Georgia, the name Layton is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Jackson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Layton [Jackson County].
    • Florida
      • Monroe County
      • This Layton is located in Monroe County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<2> to the south of the Layton that is located in Charlton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Layton.
    • Illinois
      • Schuyler County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Layton [Schuyler County].
    • Indiana
      • Fountain County
      • This Layton is located in Fountain County and lies 707 miles [1,137.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Layton that is located in Charlton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fountain County community of Layton.
    • Kansas
      • Chautauqua County
      • This Layton is located in Chautauqua County and lies 929 miles [1,495.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Layton that is located in Charlton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Layton.
      • Elk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Layton [Elk County].
    • New Jersey
      • Sussex County
      • This Layton is located in Sussex County and lies 820 miles [1,319.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Layton that is located in Charlton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Layton.
    • Ohio
      • Auglaize County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Auglaize County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Auglaize County community of Layton.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Layton.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This Layton is located in Fayette County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<2> to the north of the Layton that is located in Charlton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Layton.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Layton is located in Davis County and lies 1,806 miles [2,906.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Layton that is located in Charlton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Layton.
    • Virginia
      • Essex County
      • This Layton is located in Essex County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Layton that is located in Charlton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Layton.
    • Washington
      • Lincoln County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Layton [Lincoln County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Layton ...

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.

  • Bullhead Bluff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Bullhead Bluff is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullhead Bluff
  • Burnt Fort
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Burnt Fort is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Fort
  • Burnt Fort Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Burnt Fort Ferry is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Fort Ferry
  • Centerville ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Centerville is located in Charlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Ferry Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ferry Landing is located in Charlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Landing
  • Flea Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Flea Hill is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flea Hill
  • Highway Park Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Highway Park Ferry is located in Charlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway Park Ferry
  • Homeland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Homeland is located in Charlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
  • Mays Bluff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mays Bluff is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Bluff
  • Silver Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Silver Hill is located in Charlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
  • Stanley Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Stanley Landing is located in Charlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Landing
  • Traders Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill

How Far From Layton 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 Layton to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Folkston, which is the Seat of Charlton County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Layton to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 623 miles [1,002.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,468 miles [10,409.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,150 miles [11,506.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,039 miles [8,109.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Layton 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.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Layton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Layton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Layton 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 Layton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8366, Longitude: -81.9982       In this case, the coordinates for Layton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.763 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.55 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.101 degrees.