Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Ochlocknee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ochlocknee and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ochlocknee

• 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 Ochlocknee:
  • 30.975170, -84.051761
  • 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 Ochlocknee

• 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 Thomas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Thomas County
  • Since Ochlocknee is near Grady County and also Mitchell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grady County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mitchell 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 Ochlocknee

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ochlocknee ...

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.

• Booker Heights
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Booker Heights is located in Thomas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker Heights
• Cairo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cairo is located in Grady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <1>
• Cotton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Cotton is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotton <1>
• Long Branch
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Branch is located in Grady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
• Merrillville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Merrillville is located in Thomas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillville
• Oak Grove ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Grady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pebble Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Pebble Hill is located in Thomas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hill
• Pleasant Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Grady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Rogerville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Rogerville is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogerville
• Union Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Hill is located in Grady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ochlocknee and extending to:

• Thomasville, which is the Seat of Thomas County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ochlocknee to Thomasville, with an average speed<3> 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 192 miles [309 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 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 675 miles [1,086.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,242 miles [11,654.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,127 miles [8,251.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'