Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mount Olive, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Olive and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mount Olive
- 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 Mount Olive:
- 30.815471, -84.052116
- 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 Mount Olive
- 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 Thomas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Thomas County
- Since Mount Olive is near Grady County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grady County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Mount Olive ...
We found 57 communities that share the name Mount Olive.
There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Mount Olive.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another 56 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Twiggs County
- This Mount Olive is located in Twiggs County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Twiggs County community of Mount Olive.
- Twiggs County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Blount County
- This Mount Olive is located in Blount County and lies 264 miles [424.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Mount Olive.
- Butler County
- This Mount Olive is located in Butler County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the west northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Mount Olive.
- Calhoun County
- This Mount Olive is located in Calhoun County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km] to the north northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Mount Olive.
- Coosa County
- This Mount Olive is located in Coosa County and lies 197 miles [317 km] to the northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coosa County community of Mount Olive.
- DeKalb County
- This Mount Olive is located in DeKalb County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km] to the north northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Mount Olive.
- Jefferson County
- This Mount Olive is located in Jefferson County and lies 256 miles [412 km] to the northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Mount Olive.
- Lauderdale County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Mount Olive [Lauderdale County].
- Marshall County
- This Mount Olive is located in Marshall County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km] to the north northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Mount Olive.
- Randolph County
- This Mount Olive is located in Randolph County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km] to the north northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Mount Olive.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Mount Olive is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km] to the northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Mount Olive.
- Arkansas
- Ashley County
- This Mount Olive is located in Ashley County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashley County community of Mount Olive.
- Bradley County
- This Mount Olive is located in Bradley County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km] to the west northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Mount Olive.
- Faulkner County
- This Mount Olive is located in Faulkner County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km] to the northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faulkner County community of Mount Olive.
- Howard County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Mount Olive [Howard County].
- Izard County
- This Mount Olive is located in Izard County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km] to the northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Izard County community of Mount Olive.
- Poinsett County
- This Mount Olive is located in Poinsett County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km] to the northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Poinsett County community of Mount Olive.
- Washington County
- This Mount Olive is located in Washington County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km] to the northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Mount Olive.
- Florida
- Marion County
- This Mount Olive is located in Marion County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Mount Olive.
- Illinois
- Macoupin County
- This Mount Olive is located in Macoupin County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macoupin County community of Mount Olive.
- Indiana
- Martin County
- This Mount Olive is located in Martin County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Mount Olive.
- Kansas
- Leavenworth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mount Olive [Leavenworth County].
- Kentucky
- Casey County
- This Mount Olive is located in Casey County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the north of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Casey County community of Mount Olive.
- Lee County
- This Mount Olive is located in Lee County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km] to the north of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Mount Olive.
- Louisiana
- Bienville Parish
- This Mount Olive is located in Bienville Parish and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bienville Parish community of Mount Olive.
- Lincoln Parish
- This Mount Olive is located in Lincoln Parish and lies 519 miles [835.2 km] to the west northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln Parish community of Mount Olive.
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Mount Olive [Carroll County].
- Mississippi
- Amite County
- This Mount Olive is located in Amite County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amite County community of Mount Olive.
- Covington County
- This Mount Olive is located in Covington County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km] to the west northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Mount Olive.
- Franklin County
- This Mount Olive is located in Franklin County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km] to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Mount Olive.
- Jones County
- This Mount Olive is located in Jones County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km] to the west northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Mount Olive.
- Missouri
- Johnson County
- This Mount Olive is located in Johnson County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Mount Olive.
- Saint Louis City
- Although located in Saint Louis City, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis City community of Mount Olive.
- New Jersey
- Morris County
- This Mount Olive is located in Morris County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Mount Olive.
- North Carolina
- Bladen County
- This Mount Olive is located in Bladen County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bladen County community of Mount Olive.
- Catawba County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Mount Olive [Catawba County].
- Columbus County
- This Mount Olive is located in Columbus County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km] to the northeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Mount Olive.
- Henderson County
- This Mount Olive is located in Henderson County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km] to the north northeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Mount Olive.
- Hyde County
- This Mount Olive is located in Hyde County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km] to the northeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hyde County community of Mount Olive.
- Stokes County
- This Mount Olive is located in Stokes County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km] to the north northeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stokes County community of Mount Olive.
- Wayne County
- This Mount Olive is located in Wayne County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km] to the northeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Mount Olive.
- Ohio
- Clermont County
- This Mount Olive is located in Clermont County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the north of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Mount Olive.
- South Carolina
- Horry County
- This Mount Olive is located in Horry County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Mount Olive.
- Laurens County
- This Mount Olive is located in Laurens County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km] to the north northeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurens County community of Mount Olive.
- Tennessee
- Grundy County
- This Mount Olive is located in Grundy County and lies 338 miles [544 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of Mount Olive.
- Knox County
- This Mount Olive is located in Knox County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km] to the north of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Mount Olive.
- Marion County
- This Mount Olive is located in Marion County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km] to the north northwest of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Mount Olive.
- Rutherford County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Mount Olive [Rutherford County].
- Texas
- Jackson County
- This Mount Olive is located in Jackson County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Mount Olive.
- Lavaca County
- This Mount Olive is located in Lavaca County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km] to the west of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lavaca County community of Mount Olive.
- Mills County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Mills County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mills County community of Mount Olive.
- Virginia
- Northumberland County
- This Mount Olive is located in Northumberland County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Mount Olive.
- Shenandoah County
- This Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km] to the north northeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shenandoah County community of Mount Olive.
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- This Mount Olive is located in Fayette County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Mount Olive.
- Mason County
- This Mount Olive is located in Mason County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km] to the north of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Mount Olive.
- Mercer County
- This Mount Olive is located in Mercer County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km] to the north northeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Mount Olive.
- Roane County
- This Mount Olive is located in Roane County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km] to the north northeast of the Mount Olive that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Mount Olive.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Olive ...
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.
- Beverly ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Booker Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booker Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker Heights
- Booker Heights is located in Thomas County
- Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Grady County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,302 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <5>
- Glasgow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Good Hope ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Lambville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Long Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Long Branch is located in Grady County
- Merrillville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrillville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillville
- Merrillville is located in Thomas County
- Pebble Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hill
- Pebble Hill is located in Thomas County
- Pleasant Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Grady County
- Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Grady County
- Rocky Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rocky Hill is located in Grady County
- Roddenberry ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roddenberry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddenberry
- Roddenberry is located in Thomas County
How Far From Mount Olive 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 Mount Olive to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Mount Olive once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Olive and extending to:
- Thomasville, which is the Seat of Thomas County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Olive to Atlanta, with an average speed<6>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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 684 miles [1,100.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,560 miles [10,557.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,249 miles [11,666.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,134 miles [8,262.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Thomas County: www.thomascountyboc.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Olive) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Olive. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8155, Longitude: -84.0521 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Olive have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mount Olive, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Mount Olive could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Mount Olive to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.903 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.863 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.83 degrees. |