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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 Paschal, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paschal 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 Paschal:
- 32.609029, -84.470476
- 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 Paschal
- 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 Talbot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
- Since Paschal is near Taylor County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Paschal
Communities Also Named Paschal ...
We found one communities that are also named Paschal.
Within Georgia, the name Paschal is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Paschal in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Mexico
- Grant County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Grant County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Paschal.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paschal ...
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.
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Five Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Geneva
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Howard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Howard is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Junction City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Juniper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Juniper is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Olive Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Branch is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Poplar Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Crossroads is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Crossroads
- Prattsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
How Far From Paschal 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 Paschal to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Paschal once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Paschal and extending to:
- Talbotton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<3> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Paschal to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 601 miles [967.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,495 miles [10,452.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,193 miles [11,576 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,073 miles [8,164.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Paschal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Paschal) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Paschal 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 Paschal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6090, Longitude: -84.4705 In this case, the coordinates for Paschal have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.248 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.511 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.586 degrees. |
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