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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 Ogeechee Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ogeechee Farms 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 Ogeechee Farms:
    • 31.987986, -81.256907
    • 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 Ogeechee Farms
  • 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 Chatham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham County
    • Since Ogeechee Farms is near Bryan County and also Liberty County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bryan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty 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 Ogeechee Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ogeechee Farms ...

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.

  • Bryan Neck ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bryan Neck is located in Bryan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Neck
  • Cedar Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Central Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Central Junction is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Junction
  • Coffee Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Daniel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Daniel is located in Bryan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
  • Georgetown
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Grove Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Grove Park is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
  • Grove Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grove Point is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Point
  • Grubbs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Halcyon Bluff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Halcyon Bluff is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon Bluff
  • Liberty City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty City is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
  • Mount Pleasant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Pooler
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Rabbit Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Rabbit Hill is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Hill
    • Rivers End
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Rivers End is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers End
    • Rose Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Rose Hill is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Silk Hope
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Silk Hope is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Hope
    • Union Junction
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Union Junction is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Junction
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,899 people
    • Woodlawn Terrace
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodlawn Terrace is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Terrace

How Far From Ogeechee Farms to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ogeechee Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Savannah, which is the Seat of Chatham County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ogeechee Farms to Savannah, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 218 miles [350.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 532 miles [856.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,383 miles [10,272.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,068 miles [11,374.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,955 miles [7,974.3 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ogeechee Farms) 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 Ogeechee Farms 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 Ogeechee Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9880, Longitude: -81.2569    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.401 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.295 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.556 degrees.