Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Old Sardis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Sardis and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Old Sardis

• 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 Old Sardis:
  • 32.963213, -81.762335
  • 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 Old Sardis

• 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 Burke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burke County
  • Since Old Sardis is near Screven County and also Jenkins County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Screven County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Old Sardis

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Sardis ...

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.

• Bill Davis ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bill Davis is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bill Davis
• Dog Ferry
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Dog Ferry is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Ferry
• Hills Store
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hills Store is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Store
• Hilltonia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hilltonia is located in Screven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
• Lewis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewis is located in Screven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
• Little Hell Landing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Hell Landing is located in Allendale County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hell Landing
• Red Bluff Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Bluff Landing is located in Screven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Landing
• Robbins ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Robbins is located in Barnwell County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
• Rock Fence Crossroads
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Fence Crossroads is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Fence Crossroads
• Shell Bluff
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Shell Bluff is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff
• Steel Creek Landing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Steel Creek Landing is located in Allendale County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Creek Landing
• Stoney Bluff Ferry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Stoney Bluff Ferry is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Bluff Ferry

How Far From Old Sardis 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 community such as Old Sardis to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Old Sardis and extending to:

• Waynesboro, which is the Seat of Burke County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Old Sardis to Waynesboro, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 161 miles [259.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 487 miles [783.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,361 miles [10,237 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,053 miles [11,350.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,936 miles [7,943.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'