Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Maxeys:
  • 33.755482, -83.173699
  • 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 Maxeys

• 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 Oglethorpe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oglethorpe County
  • Since Maxeys is near Greene County and also Oconee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee 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 Maxeys

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maxeys ...

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.

• Arnoldsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Arnoldsville is located in Oglethorpe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnoldsville <1>
• Bowling Green ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bowling Green is located in Oglethorpe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
• Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
• Elder
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Elder is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
• Grantville ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Grantville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
• Hickory Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory Point is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Point
• Hogan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hogan is located in Oglethorpe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan
• Old Mill Chase
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Mill Chase is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Chase
• Pioneer Woods
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pioneer Woods is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Woods
• Rose Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Rose Hill is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
• Temperance Bell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Temperance Bell is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Bell
• Union Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Point is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Point <1>

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

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

• Lexington, which is the Seat of Oglethorpe County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 69 miles [111 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Maxeys to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 492 miles [791.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,387 miles [10,278.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,086 miles [11,403.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,965 miles [7,990.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'