Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 McNatt Falls:
  • 31.970190, -82.471519
  • 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 McNatt Falls

• 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 Toombs County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Toombs County
  • Since McNatt Falls is near Jeff Davis County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jeff Davis County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 McNatt Falls

Curious and Interesting Names Near McNatt Falls ...

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.

• Cedar Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
• Charlotteville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Charlotteville is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotteville
• English Eddy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • English Eddy is located in Toombs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Eddy
• Falling Rocks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Falling Rocks is located in Appling County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rocks
• Grays Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Grays Landing is located in Toombs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
• Long Pond
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Long Pond is located in Wheeler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pond
• Manns Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Manns Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Ferry
• Piney Bluff Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Piney Bluff Ferry is located in Appling County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Bluff Ferry
• Rock Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
• Town Bluff Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Town Bluff Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff Ferry

How Far From McNatt Falls 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 McNatt Falls to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in McNatt Falls and extending to:

• Lyons, which is the Seat of Toombs County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from McNatt Falls to Lyons, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 165 miles [265.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 567 miles [912.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,011 miles [8,064.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'