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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 Raccoon Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Raccoon Bluff 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 Raccoon Bluff:
- 31.466057, -81.235094
- 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 Raccoon Bluff
- 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 McIntosh County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McIntosh County
- Since Raccoon Bluff is near Liberty County and also Glynn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Glynn 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 Raccoon Bluff
Curious and Interesting Names Near Raccoon Bluff ...
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.
- Cedar Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Point is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Credit Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Credit Hill is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit Hill
- Crescent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Drum Point Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Drum Point Landing is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point Landing
- Evelyn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Evelyn is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
- German Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- German Village is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
- Halfmoon Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Halfmoon Landing is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Landing
- Jones
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jones is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Marshes-of-Mackay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marshes-of-Mackay is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes-of-Mackay
- Meridian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shellman Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Village Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Village Bluff is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Bluff
How Far From Raccoon Bluff 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 Raccoon Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Raccoon Bluff and extending to:
- Darien, which is the Seat of McIntosh County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Raccoon Bluff to Darien, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 242 miles [389.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 565 miles [909.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,405 miles [10,307.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,088 miles [11,407 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,976 miles [8,008.1 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Raccoon Bluff) 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 Raccoon Bluff 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 Raccoon Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4661, Longitude: -81.2351 In this case, the coordinates for Raccoon Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.371 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.187 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.681 degrees. |
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