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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 Olmstead, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Olmstead 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 Olmstead:
    • 31.857988, -81.595945
    • 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 Olmstead
  • 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 Liberty County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty County
    • Since Olmstead is near Long County and also Bryan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Long County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bryan 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 Olmstead

Communities Also Named Olmstead ...

We found five communities that are also named Olmstead.

Within Georgia, the name Olmstead is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Pulaski County
      • This Olmstead is located in Pulaski County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Olmstead that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Olmstead.
    • Kentucky
      • Logan County
      • This Olmstead is located in Logan County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Olmstead that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Olmstead.
    • North Dakota
      • Towner County
      • This Olmstead is located in Towner County and lies 1,472 miles [2,369 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Olmstead that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Towner County community of Olmstead.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Warren County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Olmstead [Warren County].
    • Utah
      • Utah County
      • This Olmstead is located in Utah County and lies 1,765 miles [2,840.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Olmstead that is located in Liberty County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Olmstead.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Olmstead ...

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.

  • Cherokee Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cherokee Village is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
  • Evergreen
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Evergreen is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Garden Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Garden Heights is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Heights
  • Hidden Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hidden Pines is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Pines
  • Live Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Live Oak is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
  • Martin Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Martin Woods is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Woods
    • Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
  • Martins ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Martins is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
  • Sandy Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Sandy Run is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
  • Wildwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Wildwood is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Olmstead 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 Olmstead to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Olmstead and extending to:

  • Hinesville, which is the Seat of Liberty County, lies just to the South.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Olmstead to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 549 miles [883.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,404 miles [10,306.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,089 miles [11,408.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,976 miles [8,008.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Olmstead) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Olmstead, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Olmstead 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 Olmstead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8580, Longitude: -81.5959       In this case, the coordinates for Olmstead have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.585 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.488 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.709 degrees.