Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sand Bed, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sand Bed and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sand Bed

• 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 Sand Bed:
  • 32.456817, -83.618238
  • 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 Sand Bed

• 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
  • Since Sand Bed is near Bleckley County and also Twiggs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bleckley County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Twiggs 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 Sand Bed

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sand Bed ...

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.

• Beaver Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaver Creek is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
• Doublegate
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Doublegate is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublegate
• Heard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Heard is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard
• Hickory Woods
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Woods is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
• Houston Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Houston Lake is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
• Houston Lake Woods
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Houston Lake Woods is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake Woods
• Kathleen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Kathleen is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathleen
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kathleen <1>
• Kings Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Kings Crossing is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossing
• Pilgrim Rest
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pilgrim Rest is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest
• Shady Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Shady Grove is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Willow Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Willow Run is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sand Bed and extending to:

• Perry, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies just to the West.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Sand Bed to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 577 miles [928.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,466 miles [10,406 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,160 miles [11,522.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,042 miles [8,114.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'