Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Letford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Letford and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Letford
- 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 Letford:
- 32.038815, -81.601224
- 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 Letford
- 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 Bryan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bryan County
- Since Letford is near Liberty County and also Evans County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Liberty County
- eBird sighting report for Evans 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 Letford ...
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.
- Dukes ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Easterling ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easterling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easterling
- Easterling is located in Tattnall County
- Evergreen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Garden Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Heights
- Garden Heights is located in Liberty County
- Groveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Gum Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
- Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Hidden Pines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Pines
- Hidden Pines is located in Liberty County
- Martin Woods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Woods
- Martin Woods is located in Liberty County
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Martins ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Sandy Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Smiley ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Strain ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Trinity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
How Far From Letford 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 Letford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Letford and extending to:
- Pembroke, which is the Seat of Bryan County, lies just to the North.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Letford to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 538 miles [865.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,396 miles [10,293.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,082 miles [11,397.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,968 miles [7,995.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Letford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bryan County: www.bryancountyga.org/
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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Letford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Letford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0388, Longitude: -81.6012 In this case, the coordinates for Letford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Letford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.594 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.524 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.665 degrees. |