Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Neyami, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Neyami and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Neyami
- 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 Neyami:
- 31.823780, -84.215188
- 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 Neyami
- 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Neyami is near Terrell County and also Sumter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Terrell County
- eBird sighting report for Sumter 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 Neyami ...
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.
- Bridges Crossroad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridges Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Crossroad
- Bridges Crossroad is located in Terrell County
- Century
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Eagle Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Pond
- Eagle Pond is located in Lee County
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Jordan Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Place
- Jordan Place is located in Lee County
- Leesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Leesburg is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <2>
- Leslie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Leslie is located in Sumter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <2>
- Olivers Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Mill
- Olivers Mill is located in Terrell County
- Estimated population in 2019: 230 people
- Pleasant Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Terrell County
- Starksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starksville
- Starksville is located in Lee County
How Far From Neyami 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 Neyami to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Neyami and extending to:
- Leesburg, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 133 miles [214 km]<3> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Neyami to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 633 miles [1,018.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,214 miles [11,609.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,096 miles [8,201.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Neyami. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lee County: www.lee.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Neyami) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Neyami. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8238, Longitude: -84.2152 In this case, the coordinates for Neyami 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 Neyami 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 312.057 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.182 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.668 degrees. |