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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 Plum Orchard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plum Orchard and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Plum Orchard:
    • 33.597335, -83.963243
    • 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 Plum Orchard
  • 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 Newton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
    • Since Plum Orchard is near Rockdale County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockdale County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Plum Orchard

Communities Also Named Plum Orchard ...

We found two communities that are also named Plum Orchard.

Within Georgia, the name Plum Orchard is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Wakulla County
      • This Plum Orchard is located in Wakulla County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the south of the Plum Orchard that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wakulla County community of Plum Orchard.
    • West Virginia
      • Jackson County
      • This Plum Orchard is located in Jackson County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Plum Orchard that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Plum Orchard.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plum Orchard ...

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.

  • Abide Awhile
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Abide Awhile is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abide Awhile
  • Beaver Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Brandy Shoals
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Brandy Shoals is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Shoals
  • Fieldstone
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Fieldstone is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstone
  • Forest Lakes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Forest Lakes is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lakes
  • Forest Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Mill is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
  • Fountain Hill ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fountain Hill is located in Rockdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
  • Fox Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fox Meadows is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
  • Hidden Shoals
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hidden Shoals is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Shoals
  • Horseshoe Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Horseshoe Springs is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Springs
  • Knights Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Knights Landing is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Landing
  • Magnet
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Magnet is located in Rockdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • River North
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • River North is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River North
    • Rogers Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rogers Heights is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Heights
    • Shoal Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Shoal Creek is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
    • Slades Mill
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Slades Mill is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Mill
    • Stone Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Stone Creek is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek

How Far From Plum Orchard 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 Plum Orchard to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Plum Orchard and extending to:

  • Covington, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies just to the East.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Plum Orchard to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 531 miles [854.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,129 miles [11,473 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,007 miles [8,058 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Plum Orchard) 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 Plum Orchard 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 Plum Orchard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5973, Longitude: -83.9632       In this case, the coordinates for Plum Orchard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.999 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.362 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.158 degrees.