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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 Postell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Postell 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 Postell:
- 32.915693, -83.526563
- 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 Postell
- 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 Jones County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
- Since Postell is near Bibb County and also Wilkinson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkinson 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 Postell
Communities Also Named Postell ...
We found one communities that are also named Postell.
Within Georgia, the name Postell is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Postell in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Cherokee County
- This Postell is located in Cherokee County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Postell that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Postell.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Postell ...
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.
- Bridgeman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bridgeman is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeman
- Cross Keys
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Crystal Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crystal Springs is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Gray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenberry Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Groveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Heritage Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Acres is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Acres
- James
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Kings Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kings Park is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
- Kings View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kings View is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings View
- Lake Arrowhead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Arrowhead is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
- Mogul
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mogul is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
- Estimated population in 2019: 400 people
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Mountain Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Tanglewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tanglewood is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Whispering Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Whispering Pines is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Wood Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wood Valley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley
How Far From Postell 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 Postell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Postell and extending to:
- Gray, which is the Seat of Jones County, lies just to the North.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Postell to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>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 549 miles [883.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,440 miles [10,364.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,137 miles [11,485.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,018 miles [8,075.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Postell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Postell 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 Postell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9157, Longitude: -83.5266 In this case, the coordinates for Postell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.717 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.942 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.157 degrees. |
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