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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 Linder, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Linder 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 Linder:
    • 31.387686, -83.492941
    • 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 Linder
  • 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 Tift County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tift County
    • Since Linder is near Cook County and also Berrien County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cook County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Berrien 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 Linder

Communities Also Named Linder ...

We found one communities that are also named Linder.

Within Georgia, the name Linder is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Linder in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Faulkner County
      • This Linder is located in Faulkner County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Linder that is located in Tift County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faulkner County community of Linder.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Linder ...

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.

  • Eldorado
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Eldorado is located in Tift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Enigma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Ferry Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ferry Lake is located in Tift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Lake
  • Flat Ford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Flat Ford is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ford
  • Hoganville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hoganville is located in Tift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoganville
  • Kelltown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Kelltown is located in Tift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelltown
  • Pebblebrook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pebblebrook is located in Tift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblebrook
  • Scooterville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Scooterville is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scooterville
  • Ty Ty
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Unionville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Unionville is located in Tift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Wagon Wheel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Wagon Wheel is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagon Wheel

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

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

  • Tifton, which is the Seat of Tift County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Linder to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 633 miles [1,018.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,509 miles [10,475.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,199 miles [11,585.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,083 miles [8,180.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Linder) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Linder 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 Linder. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3877, Longitude: -83.4929       In this case, the coordinates for Linder have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.623 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.619 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.502 degrees.