Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Payne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Payne and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Payne
- 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 Payne:
- 32.852039, -83.679076
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Payne
- 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 Bibb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bibb County
- Since Payne is near Jones County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jones County
- eBird sighting report for Monroe 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Payne ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Payne.
There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Payne.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, twenty are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Idaho
- Bingham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Payne [Bingham County].
- Bonneville County
- This Payne is located in Bonneville County and lies 1,696 miles [2,729.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Payne that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonneville County community of Payne.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Minnesota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Payne lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<1> to the north of the Payne that is located in Bibb County.
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Marion County
- This Payne is located in Marion County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<1> to the west of the Payne that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Payne.
- Mills County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Payne [Mills County].
- Virginia
- Fluvanna County
- This Payne is located in Fluvanna County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the northeast of the Payne that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fluvanna County community of Payne.
- Henry County
- This Payne is located in Henry County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km] to the northeast of the Payne that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Payne.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Payne ...
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.
- Christian Rest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christian Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Rest
- Christian Rest is located in Bibb County
- Forest Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Forest Lake is located in Bibb County
- Glen Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Glenhaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Green Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Green Meadows is located in Bibb County
- Heritage Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Acres
- Heritage Acres is located in Bibb County
- Hillview
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Log Cabin Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Cabin Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin Heights
- Log Cabin Heights is located in Bibb County
- Lumberhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberhill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberhill
- Lumberhill is located in Bibb County
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- Meadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Bibb County
- Riverside Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
- Riverside Park is located in Bibb County
- Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Unionville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Bibb County
- Vineville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Wood Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley
- Wood Valley is located in Bibb County
- Meadowbrook
How Far From Payne 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 city such as Payne to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Payne and extending to:
- Macon, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Payne to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>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 558 miles [898 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,147 miles [11,502 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,027 miles [8,090.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Payne. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bibb County: www.co.bibb.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Payne) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Payne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8520, Longitude: -83.6791 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Payne could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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 Payne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Payne to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.802 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.031 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.23 degrees. |