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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 Plains, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plains 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 Plains:
- 32.033980, -84.394119
- 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 Plains
- 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- Since Plains is near Webster County and also Terrell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Webster County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Terrell 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 Plains
Communities Also Named Plains ...
We found 21 communities that are also named Plains.
There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Plains.
Beyond Georgia, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Cobb County
- This Plains is located in Cobb County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the north of the Plains that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Plains.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Madera 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 California community of Plains [Madera County].
- Florida
- Highlands County
- This Plains is located in Highlands County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Plains that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highlands County community of Plains.
- Kansas
- Meade County
- This Plains is located in Meade County and lies 986 miles [1,586.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Plains that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of Plains.
- Kentucky
- Breckinridge County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Plains [Breckinridge County].
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Plains is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the west of the Plains that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Plains.
- Maryland
- Caroline County
- This Plains is located in Caroline County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Plains that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Plains.
- Charles County
- This Plains is located in Charles County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km] to the northeast of the Plains that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Plains.
- Massachusetts
- Nantucket 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 Massachusetts community of Plains [Nantucket County].
- Michigan
- Marquette County
- This Plains is located in Marquette County and lies 999 miles [1,607.7 km]<1> to the north of the Plains that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marquette County community of Plains.
- Montana
- Sanders County
- This Plains is located in Sanders County and lies 1,918 miles [3,086.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Plains that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sanders County community of Plains.
- New Hampshire
- Belknap County
- This Plains is located in Belknap County and lies 1,053 miles [1,694.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Plains that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belknap County community of Plains.
- New Jersey
- Sussex County
- This Plains is located in Sussex County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Plains that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Plains.
- New York
- Oneida County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Plains [Oneida County].
- Washington County
- This Plains is located in Washington County and lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Plains that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Plains.
- Ohio
- Athens County
- This Plains is located in Athens County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Plains that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Plains.
- Pennsylvania
- Luzerne County
- This Plains is located in Luzerne County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Plains that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Plains.
- South Carolina
- Chesterfield County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Plains [Chesterfield County].
- Texas
- Borden County
- This Plains is located in Borden County and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<1> to the west of the Plains that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Borden County community of Plains.
- Yoakum County
- This Plains is located in Yoakum County and lies 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km] to the west of the Plains that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yoakum County community of Plains.
- Virginia
- Fauquier County
- This Plains is located in Fauquier County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Plains that is located in Sumter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Plains.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Plains ...
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.
- Archery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Archery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archery
- Centerpoint
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Centerpoint is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerpoint
- Cottondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cottondale is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Gooseberry ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gooseberry is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
- Magnolia Springs ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Magnolia Springs is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Springs
- Olivers Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Olivers Mill is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 230 people
- Parrott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
How Far From Plains 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 Plains to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Plains and extending to:
- Americus, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Plains to Americus, with an average speed<5> 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 118 miles [189.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 628 miles [1,010.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,519 miles [10,491.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,214 miles [11,609.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,095 miles [8,199.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Plains) 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 Plains, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Plains 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Plains 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 Plains. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0340, Longitude: -84.3941 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.172 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.343 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.688 degrees. |
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