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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 Olivers Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Olivers Mill 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 Olivers Mill:
- 31.872389, -84.336302
- 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 Olivers Mill
- 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 Terrell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Terrell County
- Since Olivers Mill is near Lee County and also Sumter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter 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 Olivers Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Olivers Mill ...
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.
- Bridges Crossroad
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bridges Crossroad is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Crossroad
- Cottondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cottondale is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
- Eagle Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eagle Pond is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Pond
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Edwards is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Jordan Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan Place is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Place
- Parrott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Yeomans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Yeomans is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
- Population from the 2010 Census: 507 people
How Far From Olivers Mill 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 Olivers Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Olivers Mill and extending to:
- Dawson, which is the Seat of Terrell County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Olivers Mill to Dawson, 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 129 miles [207.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 635 miles [1,021.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,524 miles [10,499.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,218 miles [11,616.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,100 miles [8,207.7 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Olivers Mill) 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 Olivers Mill 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 Olivers Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8724, Longitude: -84.3363 In this case, the coordinates for Olivers Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.129 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.272 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.702 degrees. |
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