Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mayday, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mayday and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mayday
- 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 Mayday:
- 30.827432, -83.009030
- 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 Mayday
- 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 Echols County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Echols County
- Since Mayday is near Lowndes County and also Clinch County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lowndes County
- eBird sighting report for Clinch 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 Mayday ...
We found four communities that share the name Mayday.
There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Mayday.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Mississippi
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mayday ...
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.
- Alexis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Dasher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Fruitland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Fruitland is located in Echols County
- Greens Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Crossing
- Greens Crossing is located in Lowndes County
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Haylow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Herring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Monks Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monks Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monks Crossing
- Monks Crossing is located in Lowndes County
- New Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Potter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
How Far From Mayday 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 Mayday to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mayday and extending to:
- Statenville, which is the Seat of Echols County, lies just to the South.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Mayday to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 651 miles [1,047.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,513 miles [10,481.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,198 miles [11,584.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,085 miles [8,183.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mayday. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mayday, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mayday) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mayday. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8274, Longitude: -83.0090 In this case, the coordinates for Mayday have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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. |
| <5> | 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 Mayday to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.321 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.192 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.456 degrees. |