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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 Nickleville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nickleville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Nickleville:
    • 30.805748, -84.335183
    • 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 Nickleville
  • 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 Nickleville ...

We found two communities that share the name Nickleville.

Within Georgia, the name Nickleville is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Venango County
      • This Nickleville is located in Venango County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Nickleville that is located in Grady County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Nickleville.
    • Texas
      • Wise County
      • Although located in Wise County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Nickleville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nickleville ...

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.

  • Amsterdam
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amsterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
    • Amsterdam is located in Decatur County
  • Cairo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Calvary
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Climax
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Good Hope ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
    • Good Hope is located in Grady County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 300 people
  • Long Branch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
    • Long Branch is located in Grady County
  • Magnolia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Magnolia is located in Grady County
  • Orange Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Springs
    • Orange Springs is located in Grady County
  • Providence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence is located in Grady County
  • Roddenberry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roddenberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddenberry
    • Roddenberry is located in Grady County

How Far From Nickleville 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 Nickleville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Cairo, which is the Seat of Grady County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Nickleville to Cairo, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 203 miles [326.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 694 miles [1,116.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,262 miles [11,687.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,147 miles [8,283.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nickleville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nickleville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8057, Longitude: -84.3352       In this case, the coordinates for Nickleville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Nickleville 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 312.062 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.045 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.933 degrees.









 

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