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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 Nahunta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nahunta 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 Nahunta:
    • 31.204681, -81.981371
    • 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 Nahunta
  • 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 Nahunta ...

We found one communities that share the name Nahunta.

Within Georgia, the name Nahunta is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Nahunta in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Wayne County
      • This Nahunta is located in Wayne County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Nahunta that is located in Brantley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Nahunta.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nahunta ...

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.

  • Big Oak
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
    • Big Oak is located in Brantley County
  • Happy Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Landing
    • Happy Landing is located in Brantley County
  • Hortense
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Needmore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Needmore is located in Brantley County
  • Otter Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
    • Otter Creek is located in Pierce County
  • Prosperity
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosperity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
    • Prosperity is located in Brantley County
  • Salter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
    • Salter is located in Brantley County
  • Trudie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trudie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trudie
    • Trudie is located in Brantley County

How Far From Nahunta to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Nahunta to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nahunta and extending to:

  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Nahunta to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 599 miles [964 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,134 miles [11,481.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,022 miles [8,082.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nahunta. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Brantley County: www.brantleycounty.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nahunta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nahunta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2047, Longitude: -81.9814    
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Nahunta 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 310.771 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.611 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.007 degrees.









 

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