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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 Marshes-of-Mackay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marshes-of-Mackay 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 Marshes-of-Mackay:
- 31.274951, -81.430378
- 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 Marshes-of-Mackay
- 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 Glynn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Glynn County
- Since Marshes-of-Mackay is near McIntosh County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McIntosh County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Camden 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 Marshes-of-Mackay
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marshes-of-Mackay ...
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.
- Clover Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Heights is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Heights
- College Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- College Park is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Cypress Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cypress Mills is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Mills
- Dock Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
- El Dorado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- El Dorado is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
- Evelyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Evelyn is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
- German Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- German Village is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
- Gordon Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon Heights is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
- Groveside Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Groveside Park is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveside Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,152 people
- High Hill Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- High Hill Lake is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Lake
- Island View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Island View is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
- Magnolia Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia Park is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Oak Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Bluff is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluff
- Parade Rest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parade Rest is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parade Rest
- Pine Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Riverview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Sea Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Lake is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Village Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Village Bluff is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Bluff
How Far From Marshes-of-Mackay 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 Marshes-of-Mackay to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Marshes-of-Mackay and extending to:
- Brunswick, which is the Seat of Glynn County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Marshes-of-Mackay to Brunswick, with an average speed<3> 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 242 miles [389.5 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 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 581 miles [935 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,422 miles [10,335.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,105 miles [11,434.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,993 miles [8,035.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Marshes-of-Mackay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Marshes-of-Mackay 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 Marshes-of-Mackay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2750, Longitude: -81.4304 In this case, the coordinates for Marshes-of-Mackay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.471 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.275 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.797 degrees. |
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