|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Prattsburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Prattsburg 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 Prattsburg:
- 32.712354, -84.357637
- 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 Prattsburg
- 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 Talbot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
- Since Prattsburg is near Taylor County and also Upson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Upson 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 Prattsburg
Communities Also Named Prattsburg ...
We found one communities that are also named Prattsburg.
Within Georgia, the name Prattsburg is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Prattsburg in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Ripley County
- This Prattsburg is located in Ripley County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<1> to the north of the Prattsburg that is located in Talbot County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ripley County community of Prattsburg.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Prattsburg ...
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.
- Carsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grays Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grays Ferry is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Ferry
- Howard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Howard is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Junction City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
- Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Poplar Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Poplar Crossroads is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Crossroads
- Trices Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Trices Ferry is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trices Ferry
How Far From Prattsburg 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 Prattsburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Prattsburg and extending to:
- Talbotton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Prattsburg to Talbotton, 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 71 miles [114.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 591 miles [951.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,486 miles [10,438.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,184 miles [11,561.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,064 miles [8,149.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Prattsburg) 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 Prattsburg 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 Prattsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7124, Longitude: -84.3576 In this case, the coordinates for Prattsburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.188 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.456 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.52 degrees. |
|
|