Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Refuge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Refuge and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Refuge
- 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 Refuge:
- 30.989120, -81.729829
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Refuge
- 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Camden County
- Since Refuge is near Glynn County and also Brantley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Glynn County
- eBird sighting report for Brantley 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Refuge ...
We found five communities that share the name Refuge.
Within Georgia, the name Refuge is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Humphreys County
- This Refuge is located in Humphreys County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Refuge that is located in Camden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humphreys County community of Refuge.
- Washington County
- This Refuge is located in Washington County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km] to the west northwest of the Refuge that is located in Camden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Refuge.
- Texas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Refuge ...
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.
- Billyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billyville
- Billyville is located in Camden County
- Bullhead Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullhead Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullhead Bluff
- Bullhead Bluff is located in Camden County
- Ceylon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Forestview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestview
- Forestview is located in Camden County
- Hopewell
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Jerusalem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Plantation Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Point
- Plantation Point is located in Camden County
- Red Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Scarlet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Seals
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Spring Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bluff
- Spring Bluff is located in Camden County
How Far From Refuge to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Refuge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Refuge once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Refuge and extending to:
- Woodbine, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Refuge to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 607 miles [976.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,449 miles [10,378.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,130 miles [11,474.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,020 miles [8,078.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Camden County: www.co.camden.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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- Refuge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Refuge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9891, Longitude: -81.7298 In this case, the coordinates for Refuge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Refuge 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Refuge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Refuge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.623 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.41 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.971 degrees. |