Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mitchell Forks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mitchell Forks and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mitchell Forks
- 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 Mitchell Forks:
- 32.243527, -81.702334
- 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 Mitchell Forks
- 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 Bulloch County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bulloch County
- Since Mitchell Forks is near Evans County and also Bryan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Evans County
- eBird sighting report for Bryan 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 Mitchell Forks ...
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.
- Daisy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Daisy is located in Evans County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daisy <1>
- Denmark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Eagle Court
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Court have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Court
- Eagle Court is located in Bulloch County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 164 people
- Edna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Emit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Greenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Grove Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lakes
- Grove Lakes is located in Bulloch County
- Groveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Ivanhoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Merrywood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Evans County
- Pine Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Register
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Register have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Register is located in Bulloch County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Register <1>
- Stadium Walk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stadium Walk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stadium Walk
- Stadium Walk is located in Bulloch County
- Truckers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Woodlawn Terrace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Terrace
- Woodlawn Terrace is located in Bulloch County
- Register
How Far From Mitchell Forks 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 Mitchell Forks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Mitchell Forks and extending to:
- Statesborough, which is the Seat of Bulloch County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Mitchell Forks to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 528 miles [849.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,391 miles [10,285.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,079 miles [11,392.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,964 miles [7,988.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mitchell Forks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bulloch County: www.bullochcounty.net/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mitchell Forks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mitchell Forks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2435, Longitude: -81.7023 In this case, the coordinates for Mitchell Forks 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 Mitchell Forks 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 310.657 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.626 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.65 degrees. |