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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 Ochwalkee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ochwalkee 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 Ochwalkee:
- 32.193790, -82.639857
- 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 Ochwalkee
- 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 Wheeler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wheeler County
- Since Ochwalkee is near Montgomery County and also Treutlen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Treutlen 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 Ochwalkee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ochwalkee ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Center is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Charles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Charles is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
- Charlotteville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Charlotteville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotteville
- Diamond Landing Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hatoff ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hatoff is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatoff
- Jordan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jordan is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Long Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Long Pond is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pond
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Rock Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Scotland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tarrytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Towns
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Towns is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towns
How Far From Ochwalkee 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 Ochwalkee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ochwalkee and extending to:
- Alamo, which is the Seat of Wheeler County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Ochwalkee 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 559 miles [899.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,435 miles [10,356.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,125 miles [11,466.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,009 miles [8,061.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Ochwalkee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ochwalkee 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 Ochwalkee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1938, Longitude: -82.6399 In this case, the coordinates for Ochwalkee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.181 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.223 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.002 degrees. |
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