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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 Normantown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Normantown 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 Normantown:
- 32.306292, -82.369571
- 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 Normantown
- 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 Toombs County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Toombs County
- Since Normantown is near Emanuel County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Emanuel County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Normantown
Communities Also Named Normantown ...
We found two communities that are also named Normantown.
Within Georgia, the name Normantown is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Normantown is located in Will County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Normantown that is located in Toombs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Normantown.
- West Virginia
- Gilmer County
- This Normantown is located in Gilmer County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the north of the Normantown that is located in Toombs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilmer County community of Normantown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Normantown ...
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.
- Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Center is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Charles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Charles is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
- Elton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elton is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Five Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Treutlen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Lyons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ponderosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ponderosa is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Santa Claus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Stillmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tarrytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Normantown 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 Normantown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Normantown and extending to:
- Lyons, which is the Seat of Toombs County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Normantown to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 544 miles [875.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,418 miles [10,328.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,108 miles [11,439.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,992 miles [8,033.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Normantown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Normantown 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 Normantown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3063, Longitude: -82.3696 In this case, the coordinates for Normantown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.034 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.069 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.876 degrees. |
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