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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 Odum, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Odum 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 Odum:
- 31.665353, -82.028318
- 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 Odum
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Odum is near Appling County and also Long County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Appling County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Long 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 Odum
Communities Also Named Odum ...
We found one communities that are also named Odum.
Within Georgia, the name Odum is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Odum in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Wilson County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Odum [Wilson County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Odum ...
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.
- Doctortown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Donald
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- K'Ville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- K'Ville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K'Ville
- Leake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leake is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leake
- Noble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Noble is located in Long County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Piney Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Piney Grove is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Sun Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sun Hill is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Zion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zion is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
How Far From Odum 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 city such as Odum to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Odum and extending to:
- Jesup, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Odum to Jesup, 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 199 miles [320.3 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 572 miles [920.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,432 miles [10,351.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,118 miles [11,455.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,004 miles [8,053.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Odum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Odum) 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 Odum 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 Odum. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6654, Longitude: -82.0283 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.817 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.729 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.911 degrees. |
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