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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 Myricks Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Myricks Mill and the surrounding area.
- 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 Myricks Mill:
- 32.784309, -83.376558
- 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 Myricks Mill
- 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 Twiggs County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Twiggs County
- Since Myricks Mill is near Wilkinson County and also Jones County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkinson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jones 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 Myricks Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Myricks Mill ...
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.
- Bridgeman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bridgeman is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeman
- Crystal Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Crystal Springs is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- District Path
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- District Path is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for District Path
- Dry Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Edgars
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edgars is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgars
- Gordon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greenberry Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kings Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kings Park is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
- Kings View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kings View is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings View
- Lake Arrowhead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Arrowhead is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marion is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Mogul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mogul is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
- Estimated population in 2019: 400 people
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Mountain Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Tanglewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tanglewood is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Whispering Pines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Pines is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Youngblood Corners ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Youngblood Corners is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood Corners
How Far From Myricks Mill 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 Myricks Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Myricks Mill and extending to:
- Jeffersonville, which is the Seat of Twiggs County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Myricks Mill to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 551 miles [886.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,440 miles [10,364.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,135 miles [11,482.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,017 miles [8,074.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Myricks Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Myricks Mill 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 Myricks Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7843, Longitude: -83.3766 In this case, the coordinates for Myricks Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.625 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.818 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.132 degrees. |
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