Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ogeechee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ogeechee and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ogeechee
- 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:
- 32.620057, -81.765276
- 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 Ogeechee
- 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 Screven County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Screven County
- Since Ogeechee is near Bulloch County and also Jenkins County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bulloch County
- eBird sighting report for Jenkins 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Ogeechee ...
We found one communities that share the name Ogeechee.
Within Georgia, the name Ogeechee is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Ogeechee in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ogeechee ...
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.
- Bland ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Brians Chase
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brians Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brians Chase
- Brians Chase is located in Bulloch County
- Donegal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Double Heads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Heads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Heads
- Double Heads is located in Screven County
- Dover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Screven County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <3>
- Eureka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Farmdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Foxlake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Green Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Hill is located in Screven County
- Halcyondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halcyondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyondale
- Halcyondale is located in Screven County
- Hopeulikit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopeulikit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeulikit
- Hopeulikit is located in Bulloch County
- Kingswood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Kites Spur ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kites Spur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kites Spur
- Kites Spur is located in Bulloch County
- Estimated population in 2019: 227 people
- Portal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
- Portal is located in Bulloch County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portal <3>
- Quail Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Rocky Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rocky Ford is located in Screven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ford <3>
- Kites Spur ‑ Historic
How Far From Ogeechee 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 Ogeechee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Ogeechee once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Ogeechee and extending to:
- Sylvania, which is the Seat of Screven County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ogeechee to Sylvania, with an average speed<5> 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 170 miles [273.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 507 miles [815.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,377 miles [10,262.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,067 miles [11,373.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,951 miles [7,967.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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' (or 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- Ogeechee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ogeechee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6201, Longitude: -81.7653 |
| <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> | 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 Ogeechee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.705 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.734 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.576 degrees. |