Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Listonia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Listonia and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Listonia

• 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 Listonia:
  • 31.964342, -83.659335
  • 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 Listonia

• 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 Crisp County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crisp County
  • Since Listonia is near Wilcox County and also Dooly County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilcox County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dooly 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 Listonia

Curious and Interesting Names Near Listonia ...

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.

• Armboy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Armboy is located in Turner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armboy
• Bridges
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bridges is located in Crisp County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
• Coney
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Coney is located in Crisp County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney
  • Former name for Coney:
  • Cone
• Dakota
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Dakota is located in Turner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
• Double Run
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Double Run is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Run
• Five Points
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Points is located in Wilcox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Lamb Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
• Mars Hill Crossroads
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Mars Hill Crossroads is located in Dooly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Crossroads
• Marshall
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshall is located in Crisp County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
• Rebecca
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Rebecca is located in Turner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rebecca <1>
• Richwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Richwood is located in Dooly County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
• Shinglers ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Shinglers is located in Turner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinglers
• Worth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Worth is located in Turner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Listonia and extending to:

• Cordele, which is the Seat of Crisp County, lies just to the West.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Listonia to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 606 miles [975.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,490 miles [10,444.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,183 miles [11,559.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,065 miles [8,151.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'