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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 Royston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Royston 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 Royston:
- 34.286978, -83.110100
- 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 Royston
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Royston is near Hart County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hart County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Royston
Communities Also Named Royston ...
We found six communities that are also named Royston.
Within Georgia, the name Royston is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, four are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Royston lies 2,354 miles [3,788.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Royston that is located in Franklin County.
- Michigan
- Montmorency County
- This Royston is located in Montmorency County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<1> to the north of the Royston that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montmorency County community of Royston.
- Montana
- Silver Bow County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Royston [Silver Bow County].
- Nevada
- Nye County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Royston [Nye County].
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Royston.
- Texas
- Fisher County
- This Royston is located in Fisher County and lies 993 miles [1,598.1 km]<1> to the west of the Royston that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fisher County community of Royston.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Royston ...
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.
- Bond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bond is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
- Bowersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cross Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Roads is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Daniels Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Daniels Ferry is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Ferry
- Eagle Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eagle Grove is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Grove
- Flat Shoals
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goldmine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Goldmine is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldmine
- James Spring ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- James Spring is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Spring
- Reeds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
- Sandy Cross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sandy Cross is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
How Far From Royston 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 city such as Royston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Royston and extending to:
- Carnesville, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Royston to Carnesville, with an average speed<5> 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 81 miles [130.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 463 miles [745.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,360 miles [10,235.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,061 miles [11,363.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,939 miles [7,948.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Royston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Royston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Royston 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. |
| <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 Royston 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 Royston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2870, Longitude: -83.1101 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.524 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.914 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.652 degrees. |
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