Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Satilla:
  • 31.787411, -82.567914
  • 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 Satilla

• 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 Jeff Davis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jeff Davis County
  • Since Satilla is near Appling County and also Coffee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Appling County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee 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 Satilla

Curious and Interesting Names Near Satilla ...

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.

• Bassville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Bassville is located in Appling County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassville
• Graham
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Graham is located in Appling County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
• Grays Landing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Grays Landing is located in Toombs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
• Lumber City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lumber City is located in Telfair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumber City <1>
• Lumber City Ferry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
• Manns Ferry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Manns Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Ferry
• Roper
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Roper is located in Jeff Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
• Snipesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Snipesville is located in Jeff Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipesville
• Spring Branch
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Spring Branch is located in Appling County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch
• Town Bluff Ferry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Town Bluff Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff Ferry

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

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

• Hazlehurst, which is the Seat of Jeff Davis County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Satilla to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 581 miles [935 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,138 miles [11,487.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,023 miles [8,083.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'