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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 Reese, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reese 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 Reese:
    • 33.540123, -83.623784
    • 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 Reese
  • 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
    • Since Reese is near Jasper County and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton 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 Reese

Communities Also Named Reese ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Reese.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Reese.

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

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Warren County
      • This Reese is located in Warren County and lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Reese that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Reese.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Marion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Reese [Marion County].
    • Arkansas
      • Lee County
      • This Reese is located in Lee County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Reese that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Reese.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Reese is located in Hillsborough County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the south of the Reese that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Reese.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Reese is located in Carroll County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Reese that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Reese.
    • Michigan
      • Tuscola County
      • This Reese is located in Tuscola County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the north of the Reese that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscola County community of Reese.
    • Mississippi
      • Union County
      • This Reese is located in Union County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Reese that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Reese.
    • North Carolina
      • Watauga County
      • This Reese is located in Watauga County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Reese that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Watauga County community of Reese.
    • Ohio
      • Franklin County
      • This Reese is located in Franklin County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the north of the Reese that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Reese.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Blair County
      • This Reese is located in Blair County and lies 558 miles [898 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Reese that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Reese.
    • Texas
      • Cherokee County
      • This Reese is located in Cherokee County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the west of the Reese that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Reese.
      • Orange County
      • This Reese is located in Orange County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km] to the west southwest of the Reese that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Reese.
    • Washington
      • Walla Walla County
      • This Reese is located in Walla Walla County and lies 2,034 miles [3,273.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Reese that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walla Walla County community of Reese.
    • West Virginia
      • Greenbrier County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Reese [Greenbrier County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Reese ...

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.

  • Centennial
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Centennial is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
  • Deer Track
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Deer Track is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Track
  • Dickson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dickson is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
  • Dixie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Dixie is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Hidden Forest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hidden Forest is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
  • Hollow Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hollow Hills is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Hills
  • Hub Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hub Junction is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
  • Jerusalem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jerusalem is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
  • Kelly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Kelly is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
  • Maxwell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Maxwell is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
  • Melody
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Melody is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody
  • Newborn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Oak Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Oak Grove is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Quail Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Quail Valley is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
    • Silver Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Silver Lake is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Skyline
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Skyline is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
    • Willow Woods
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Willow Woods is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods

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

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

  • Madison, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Reese to Madison, with an average speed<4> 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 46 miles [74 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 520 miles [836.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,416 miles [10,325.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,115 miles [11,450.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,995 miles [8,038.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Reese) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Reese could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Reese 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 Reese. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5401, Longitude: -83.6238       In this case, the coordinates for Reese have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.799 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.124 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.041 degrees.