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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 Ossahatchie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ossahatchie 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 Ossahatchie:
- 32.654025, -84.776595
- 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 Ossahatchie
- 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 Harris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
- Since Ossahatchie is near Talbot County and also Muscogee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muscogee 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 Ossahatchie
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ossahatchie ...
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.
- Beaver Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Run is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run
- Box Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Charter Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Charter Oaks is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
- Flat Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Foxfire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Foxfire is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Foxrun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Foxrun is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxrun
- Gordydale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gordydale is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordydale
- Leesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leesburg is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Mulberry Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mulberry Grove is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Grove
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Oak Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Mountain is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mountain
- Oak Mountain Spring ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Mountain Spring is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mountain Spring
- Olive Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Olive Branch is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Pine Mountain Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Turntime Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Turntime Crossroads is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turntime Crossroads
How Far From Ossahatchie 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 Ossahatchie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ossahatchie and extending to:
- Hamilton, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ossahatchie to Hamilton, 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 79 miles [127.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 610 miles [981.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,206 miles [11,596.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,085 miles [8,183.5 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ossahatchie) 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 Ossahatchie 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 Ossahatchie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6540, Longitude: -84.7766 In this case, the coordinates for Ossahatchie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.428 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.725 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.693 degrees. |
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