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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.

  • 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 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Normantown
  • 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 Normantown ...

We found two communities that share the name Normantown.

Within Georgia, the name Normantown is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
    • Center is located in Toombs County
  • Charles
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
    • Charles is located in Toombs County
  • Elton ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
    • Elton is located in Toombs County
  • Five Points
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Treutlen County
  • Lyons
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Ponderosa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponderosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
    • Ponderosa is located in Toombs County
  • Santa Claus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Claus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
    • Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
  • Stillmore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillmore
    • Stillmore is located in Emanuel County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillmore <3>
  • Tarrytown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarrytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
    • Tarrytown is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarrytown <3>

How Far From Normantown 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 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<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 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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,992 miles [8,033.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Normantown. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Normantown) to Point B.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).
<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 Normantown 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 311.034 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.069 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.876 degrees.









 

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