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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 Sandersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandersville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Sandersville:
    • 32.982677, -82.809269
    • 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 Sandersville
  • 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 Sandersville ...

We found four communities that share the name Sandersville.

Within Georgia, the name Sandersville is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Christian County
      • This Sandersville is located in Christian County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sandersville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Sandersville.
    • Kentucky
      • Fayette County
      • This Sandersville is located in Fayette County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sandersville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Sandersville.
    • Mississippi
      • Jones County
      • This Sandersville is located in Jones County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the west of the Sandersville that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Sandersville.
    • Texas
      • Jones 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 Texas community of Sandersville [Jones County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandersville ...

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.

  • Deepstep
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Downs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
    • Downs is located in Washington County
  • Halls Crossing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Crossing
    • Halls Crossing is located in Washington County
  • Hazard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
    • Hazard is located in Washington County
  • Irwins Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwins Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwins Crossroads
    • Irwins Crossroads is located in Washington County
  • Peacocks Crossing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peacocks Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks Crossing
    • Peacocks Crossing is located in Washington County
  • Riddleville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riddleville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
    • Riddleville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Rose
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
    • Rose is located in Washington County
  • Sparks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
    • Sparks is located in Washington County
  • Sun Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
    • Sun Hill is located in Washington County
  • Tabernacle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabernacle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
    • Tabernacle is located in Washington County
  • Tanner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
    • Tanner is located in Washington County

How Far From Sandersville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Sandersville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sandersville and extending to:

  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Sandersville to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 520 miles [836.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,406 miles [10,309.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,101 miles [11,428 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,982 miles [8,017.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Sandersville: www.sandersville.net/

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- Sandersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9827, Longitude: -82.8093       In this case, the coordinates for Sandersville 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 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 Sandersville 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>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.
<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 Sandersville 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 311.309 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.481 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.87 degrees.









 

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