Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Osceola Village:
  • 33.938448, -83.534330
  • 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 Osceola Village

• 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 Oconee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
  • Since Osceola Village is near Clarke County and also Barrow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barrow 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 Osceola Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Osceola Village ...

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.

• Allen
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Allen is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
• Bogart
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bogart is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogart <1>
• Deerbrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Deerbrook is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
• Fieldstone
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fieldstone is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstone
• Frogtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Frogtown is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
• Greene
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Greene is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
• Jennings Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jennings Mill is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Mill
• Kingswood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Kingswood is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
• Oak Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Oak Grove is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Overlook Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
• Pine Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pine Ridge is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
• Pleasant Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pleasant Hills is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
• Ramble Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ramble Hills is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramble Hills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Osceola Village and extending to:

• Watkinsville, which is the Seat of Oconee County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Osceola Village to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 497 miles [799.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,394 miles [10,290.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,095 miles [11,418.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,973 miles [8,003.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'