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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 Oglesby, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oglesby 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 Oglesby:
- 34.075667, -82.967087
- 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 Oglesby
- 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 Elbert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Elbert County
- Since Oglesby is near Madison County and also Oglethorpe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oglethorpe 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 Oglesby
Communities Also Named Oglesby ...
We found four communities that are also named Oglesby.
Within Georgia, the name Oglesby is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- La Salle County
- This Oglesby is located in La Salle County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Oglesby that is located in Elbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle County community of Oglesby.
- Oklahoma
- Washington County
- This Oglesby is located in Washington County and lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oglesby that is located in Elbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Oglesby.
- Tennessee
- Davidson County
- This Oglesby is located in Davidson County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Oglesby that is located in Elbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Oglesby.
- Texas
- Coryell County
- This Oglesby is located in Coryell County and lies 863 miles [1,388.9 km]<1> to the west of the Oglesby that is located in Elbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coryell County community of Oglesby.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oglesby ...
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.
- Deadmans Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Deadmans Ferry is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadmans Ferry
- Dewy Rose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dove Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dove Creek is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Creek
- Hard Cash
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hard Cash is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Cash
- Harpers Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harpers Ferry is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ferry
- Jones Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Ferry is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ferry
- Martins Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Martins Ferry is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
- Match
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Match is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Match
- Moon Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moon Ferry is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Ferry
- Silk Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Silk Mills is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
- Vineyard Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vineyard Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Creek
How Far From Oglesby 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 Oglesby to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oglesby and extending to:
- Elberton, which is the Seat of Elbert County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Oglesby to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 468 miles [753.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,363 miles [10,240.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,063 miles [11,366.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,942 miles [7,953.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Oglesby) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Oglesby 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 Oglesby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0757, Longitude: -82.9671 In this case, the coordinates for Oglesby have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.435 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.781 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.651 degrees. |
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