Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Manson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Manson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Manson
- 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 Manson:
- 31.340497, -81.977892
- 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 Manson
- 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 Brantley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Brantley County
- Since Manson is near Wayne County and also Pierce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- eBird sighting report for Pierce 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
Communities Also Named Manson ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Manson.
Within Georgia, the name Manson is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Manitoba
- This Manson lies 1,636 miles [2,632.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Manson that is located in Brantley County.
- Montana
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Manson ...
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.
- Happy Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Landing
- Happy Landing is located in Brantley County
- Hortense
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortense
- Hortense is located in Brantley County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hortense <4>
- Leake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Needmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Offerman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offerman
- Offerman is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Offerman <4>
- Otter Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Otter Creek is located in Pierce County
- Popwellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popwellville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popwellville
- Popwellville is located in Brantley County
- Estimated population in 2019: 692 people
- Prosperity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosperity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Prosperity is located in Brantley County
- Sun Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Trudie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
How Far From Manson 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 Manson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Manson once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Manson and extending to:
- Nahunta, which is the Seat of Brantley County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Manson to Nahunta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 217 miles [349.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 591 miles [951.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,128 miles [11,471.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,016 miles [8,072.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Brantley County: www.brantleycounty.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Manson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Manson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3405, Longitude: -81.9779 In this case, the coordinates for Manson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Manson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Manson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.775 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.635 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.973 degrees. |