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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 Relay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Relay 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 Relay:
- 34.098987, -85.191617
- 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 Relay
- 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 Floyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
- Since Relay is near Polk County and also Bartow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow 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 Relay
Communities Also Named Relay ...
We found six communities that are also named Relay.
Within Georgia, the name Relay 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 ...
- Florida
- Flagler County
- This Relay is located in Flagler County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Relay that is located in Floyd County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Flagler County community of Relay.
- Iowa
- Appanoose 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 Iowa community of Relay [Appanoose County].
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Relay is located in Baltimore County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Relay that is located in Floyd County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Relay.
- Michigan
- Menominee 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 Michigan community of Relay [Menominee County].
- Ontario
- This Relay lies 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km]<1> to the north of the Relay that is located in Floyd County.
- Pennsylvania
- York County
- This Relay is located in York County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Relay that is located in Floyd County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Relay.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Relay ...
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.
- Boozeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Boozeville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozeville
- Brewers ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brewers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers
- Cedartown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chubbtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chubbtown is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbtown
- Fish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fish is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish
- Fish Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fish Creek is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Grady ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hamlet is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Lake Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Creek is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek
- Ridgedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ridgedale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Silver Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Six Mile
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Six Mile is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile
- Yancey ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yancey is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey
How Far From Relay 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 Relay to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Relay and extending to:
- Rome, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Relay to Rome, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 51 miles [82.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 560 miles [901.2 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,457 miles [10,391.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,163 miles [11,527.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,040 miles [8,111.1 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- Relay) 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Relay 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 Relay 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 Relay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0990, Longitude: -85.1916 In this case, the coordinates for Relay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.744 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.292 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.521 degrees. |
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