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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 Lokchapee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lokchapee 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 Lokchapee:
    • 32.883471, -83.702681
    • 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 Lokchapee
  • 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 Bibb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
    • Since Lokchapee is near Jones County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Lokchapee

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lokchapee ...

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.

  • Camelot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Camelot is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Castlegate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Castlegate is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlegate
  • Cherokee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherokee is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
  • Christian Rest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Christian Rest is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Rest
  • Dixie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Dixie is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Forest Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Forest Lake is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
  • Glen Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Glen Cove is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
  • Green Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Green Meadows is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Heritage Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Heritage Acres is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Acres
  • Hillview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hillview is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
  • Lakeview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Log Cabin Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Log Cabin Heights is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin Heights
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Lumberhill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Lumberhill is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberhill
    • Meadowbrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Meadowbrook is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Riverside Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Riverside Park is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
    • Riverview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Riverview is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Trails End
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Trails End is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails End
    • Unionville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Unionville is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Vineville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Vineville is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lokchapee and extending to:

  • Macon, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Lokchapee to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 557 miles [896.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,146 miles [11,500.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,027 miles [8,090.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lokchapee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Lokchapee 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 Lokchapee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8835, Longitude: -83.7027       In this case, the coordinates for Lokchapee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.817 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.053 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.231 degrees.