Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Massey Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Massey Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Massey Hill
- 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 Massey Hill:
- 32.860142, -83.346553
- 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 Massey Hill
- 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 Wilkinson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wilkinson County
- Since Massey Hill is near Twiggs County and also Jones County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Twiggs County
- eBird sighting report for Jones 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 Massey Hill ...
We found one communities that share the name Massey Hill.
Within Georgia, the name Massey Hill is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Massey Hill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Massey Hill [Cumberland County].
- North Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Massey Hill ...
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.
- Coopers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Coopers is located in Baldwin County
- Dry Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Dry Branch is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dry Branch <2>
- Edgars
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Goldens Mill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldens Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldens Mill
- Goldens Mill is located in Wilkinson County
- Gordon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Gordon is located in Wilkinson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <2>
- Greenberry Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenberry Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenberry Crossroads
- Greenberry Crossroads is located in Jones County
- James
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Kings Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
- Kings Park is located in Bibb County
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
- Mountain Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
- Whispering Pines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Whispering Pines is located in Bibb County
- Youngblood Corners ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngblood Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood Corners
- Youngblood Corners is located in Wilkinson County
How Far From Massey Hill 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 Massey Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Massey Hill and extending to:
- Irwinton, which is the Seat of Wilkinson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Massey Hill to Irwinton, 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 86 miles [138.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 545 miles [877.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,435 miles [10,356.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,131 miles [11,476.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,012 miles [8,066 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Massey Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Massey Hill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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- Massey Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Massey Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8601, Longitude: -83.3466 In this case, the coordinates for Massey Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Massey Hill 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 311.611 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.812 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.102 degrees. |