Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mendes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mendes and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mendes
- 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 Mendes:
- 31.998811, -81.974007
- 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 Mendes
- 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 Tattnall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tattnall County
- Since Mendes is near Evans County and also Long County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Evans County
- eBird sighting report for Long 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mendes ...
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.
- Daniels
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Deans Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deans Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Crossing
- Deans Crossing is located in Evans County
- Easterling ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easterling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easterling
- Easterling is located in Tattnall County
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Tattnall County
- Glennville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennville
- Glennville is located in Tattnall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,014 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glennville <2>
- Jennie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Kent ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Kicklighter ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kicklighter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicklighter
- Kicklighter is located in Tattnall County
- Lynn
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Moodys Crossing ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moodys Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodys Crossing
- Moodys Crossing is located in Tattnall County
How Far From Mendes 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 Mendes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Mendes and extending to:
- Reidsville, which is the Seat of Tattnall County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mendes to Reidsville, with an average speed<4> 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 185 miles [297.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 551 miles [886.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,414 miles [10,322.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,102 miles [11,429.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,987 miles [8,025.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mendes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tattnall County: www.tattnall.com/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Mendes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mendes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9988, Longitude: -81.9740 In this case, the coordinates for Mendes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mendes 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 310.80 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.756 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.809 degrees. |