Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sawhatchee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sawhatchee and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sawhatchee
- 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 Sawhatchee:
- 31.276922, -85.027929
- 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 Sawhatchee
- 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 Early County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Early County
- Since Sawhatchee is near Houston County and also Miller County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Houston County
- eBird sighting report for Miller 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sawhatchee ...
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.
- Cedar Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Cedar Springs is located in Early County
- Estimated population in 2019: 9,997 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Springs <1>
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Early County
- Cuba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Freeman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Gordon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Gordon Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Landing
- Gordon Landing is located in Houston County (AL)
- Howards Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howards Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Mill
- Howards Mill is located in Early County
- Jones Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Jones Crossroads is located in Early County
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Luke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Early County
- Rock Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Sawhatchee 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 Sawhatchee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Sawhatchee and extending to:
- Blakely, which is the Seat of Early County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<3> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Sawhatchee to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>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 692 miles [1,113.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,581 miles [10,591.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,275 miles [11,708 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,157 miles [8,299.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sawhatchee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sawhatchee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sawhatchee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2769, Longitude: -85.0279 In this case, the coordinates for Sawhatchee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Sawhatchee to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.488 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.603 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.086 degrees. |