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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 Pooler, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pooler 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 Pooler:
- 32.106222, -81.252583
- 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 Pooler
- 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 Chatham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham County
- Since Pooler is near Effingham County and also Jasper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Effingham County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper 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 Pooler
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pooler ...
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.
- Carver Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Carver Village is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Village
- Central Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Central Junction is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Junction
- Clearview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clearview is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Cloverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cloverdale is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Florida Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Florida Junction is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Junction
- Garden City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grubbs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grubbs is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Liberty City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty City is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mulberry Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry Grove is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Grove
- Silk Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Silk Hope is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Hope
- Starland Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Starland Park is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starland Park
- Union Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union Junction is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Junction
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,899 people
- Wheat Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wheat Hill is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Hill
- Woodlawn Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Terrace is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Terrace
How Far From Pooler 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 city such as Pooler to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pooler and extending to:
- Savannah, which is the Seat of Chatham County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pooler to Savannah, with an average speed<3> 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 214 miles [344.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 525 miles [844.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,377 miles [10,262.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,063 miles [11,366.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,949 miles [7,964.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Pooler) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Pooler 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 Pooler. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1062, Longitude: -81.2526 In this case, the coordinates for Pooler have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.403 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.313 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.523 degrees. |
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