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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 Neal, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Neal 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 Neal:
- 32.440152, -83.788239
- 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 Neal
- 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
- Since Neal is near Peach County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Peach County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon 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 Neal
Communities Also Named Neal ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Neal.
There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Neal.
Beyond Georgia, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Pike County
- This Neal is located in Pike County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Neal that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Neal.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Sebastian County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Neal [Sebastian County].
- California
- Santa Clara County
- This Neal is located in Santa Clara County and lies 2,183 miles [3,513.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Neal that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Neal.
- Idaho
- Ada County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Neal [Ada County].
- Illinois
- Cumberland County
- This Neal is located in Cumberland County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Neal that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Neal.
- Kansas
- Greenwood County
- This Neal is located in Greenwood County and lies 786 miles [1,264.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Neal that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Neal.
- Michigan
- Grand Traverse County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Neal [Grand Traverse County].
- North Carolina
- Halifax County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Neal [Halifax County].
- Oklahoma
- Pottawatomie County
- This Neal is located in Pottawatomie County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Neal that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawatomie County community of Neal.
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Neal [Anderson County].
- Tennessee
- Pickett County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Neal [Pickett County].
- West Virginia
- Wayne County
- This Neal is located in Wayne County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the north of the Neal that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Neal.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Neal ...
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.
- Beaver Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Grove Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Park is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Heard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Heard is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard
- Houston Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Houston Lake is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
- Houston Lake Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Houston Lake Woods is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake Woods
- Indian Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Oaks is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
- Lakeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Marshallville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Meadowdale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Ohio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ohio is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
- Peach Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peach Valley is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Valley
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sand Bed
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sand Bed is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Bed
- Shady Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Willow Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Willow Lake is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake
- Willow Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Run is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
How Far From Neal 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 Neal to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Neal and extending to:
- Perry, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Neal to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 584 miles [939.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,474 miles [10,418.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,169 miles [11,537.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,050 miles [8,127.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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- Neal) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Neal 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. |
| <3> | 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 Neal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Neal 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 Neal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4402, Longitude: -83.7882 In this case, the coordinates for Neal have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.846 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.024 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.368 degrees. |
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