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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 Plantation Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plantation Point 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 Plantation Point:
- 30.945510, -81.740940
- 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 Plantation Point
- 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
- Since Plantation Point is near Nassau County and also Charlton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nassau County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charlton 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 Plantation Point
Communities Also Named Plantation Point ...
We found two communities that are also named Plantation Point.
Within Georgia, the name Plantation Point is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Plantation Point is located in Jefferson County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Plantation Point that is located in Camden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Plantation Point.
- South Carolina
- Horry County
- This Plantation Point is located in Horry County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Plantation Point that is located in Camden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Plantation Point.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Plantation Point ...
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.
- Billyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Billyville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billyville
- Bullhead Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bullhead Bluff is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullhead Bluff
- Ceylon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ceylon is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Deals Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Deals Landing is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deals Landing
- Forestview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Forestview is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestview
- Harrietts Bluff Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Jerusalem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Red Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Red Bluff is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Refuge ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Refuge is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Scarlet
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Scarlet is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlet
- Seals
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Seals is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seals
How Far From Plantation Point 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 Plantation Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Plantation Point and extending to:
- Woodbine, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Plantation Point to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 610 miles [981.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,133 miles [11,479.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,022 miles [8,082.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Plantation Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Plantation Point 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 Plantation Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9455, Longitude: -81.7409 In this case, the coordinates for Plantation Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.627 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.409 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.986 degrees. |
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