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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Middle Place:
    • 31.801609, -81.112048
    • 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 Middle Place
  • 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 Chatham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham County
    • Since Middle Place is near Bryan County and also Liberty County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bryan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty 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 Middle Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Middle Place ...

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 Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cedar Hammock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Hammock is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hammock
  • Coffee Bluff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Coffee Bluff is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Bluff
  • Cottonham ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cottonham is located in Bryan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonham
  • Drum Point Landing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Drum Point Landing is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point Landing
  • Fancy Hall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Fancy Hall is located in Bryan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hall
  • Grove Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Grove Point is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Point
  • Halcyon Bluff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Halcyon Bluff is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon Bluff
  • Halfmoon Landing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Halfmoon Landing is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Landing
  • Isle of Hope
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Isle of Hope is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Hope
  • Kings Wood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Kings Wood is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Wood
  • Mount Pleasant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pin Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Pin Point is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Point
    • Rabbit Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rabbit Hill is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Hill
    • Rivers End
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Rivers End is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers End
    • Rose Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Rose Hill is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Skidaway Island
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Skidaway Island is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidaway Island
    • Sweet Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Sweet Hill is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Hill

How Far From Middle Place 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 Middle Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Savannah, which is the Seat of Chatham County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Middle Place to Savannah, 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 233 miles [375 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 540 miles [869 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,385 miles [10,275.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,068 miles [11,374.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,956 miles [7,975.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Middle Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Middle Place to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Middle Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8016, Longitude: -81.1120       In this case, the coordinates for Middle Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.315 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.17 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.552 degrees.