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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 Reids, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Reids 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 Reids:
- 32.718197, -83.567126
- 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 Reids
- 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 Twiggs County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Twiggs County
- Since Reids is near Bibb County and also Houston 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 Houston 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 Reids
Communities Also Named Reids ...
We found six communities that are also named Reids.
Within Georgia, the name Reids is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Blount County
- This Reids is located in Blount County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Reids that is located in Twiggs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Reids.
- Louisiana
- Allen Parish
- This Reids is located in Allen Parish and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the west of the Reids that is located in Twiggs County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen Parish community of Reids.
- Livingston Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Reids [Livingston Parish].
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Ohio
- Carroll 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 Ohio community of Reids [Carroll County].
- Paulding County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Reids [Paulding County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Reids ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bridgeman is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeman
- Crystal Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crystal Springs is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Danes Meadow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Danes Meadow is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danes Meadow
- Dry Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Echo Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Echo Glen is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Glen
- Fairystone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fairystone is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairystone
- Honey Ridge Plantation
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hunters Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Kings Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kings Park is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
- Liberty View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Liberty View is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty View
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marion is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Meadows is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rutland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rutland is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
- Silver Pines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Pines is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pines
- Tanglewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tanglewood is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Terra Cotta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Terra Cotta is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
- Three Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Three Oaks is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
- Whispering Pines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Whispering Pines is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
How Far From Reids 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 Reids to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Reids and extending to:
- Jeffersonville, which is the Seat of Twiggs County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Reids to Jeffersonville, with an average speed<5> 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 85 miles [136.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 561 miles [902.8 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,147 miles [11,502 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,028 miles [8,091.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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- Reids) 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 Reids 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> | 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 Reids, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Reids 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 Reids. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7182, Longitude: -83.5671 In this case, the coordinates for Reids have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.732 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.931 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.219 degrees. |
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