Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Schatulga:
  • 32.514029, -84.870486
  • 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 Schatulga

• 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 Muscogee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Muscogee County
  • Since Schatulga is near Russell County and also Chattahoochee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chattahoochee 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 Schatulga

Curious and Interesting Names Near Schatulga ...

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 Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Beaver Run is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run
• Camelot
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Camelot is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Candlestick
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Candlestick is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlestick
• Charter Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Charter Oaks is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
• Crossgate
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crossgate is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
• Crystal Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Crystal Valley is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
• Flat Rock
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Flat Rock is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Floyd Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Floyd Grove is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Grove
• Forest Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Forest Park is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Forestdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Forestdale is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
• Foxfire
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Foxfire is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
• Foxrun
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Foxrun is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxrun
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Georgetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Georgetown is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Hearthstone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hearthstone is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
  • Hidden Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hidden Hills is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
  • Holiday Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Holiday Park is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
  • Hunters Court
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hunters Court is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Court
  • Lakeshore
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Lakeshore is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
  • Leesburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Leesburg is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Magnolia Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Magnolia Grove is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Grove
  • Regency Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Regency Park is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
  • Spring Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Valley is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Sun Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sun Hill is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
  • Valley Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley Hills is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
  • Vista Terrace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Vista Terrace is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Terrace
  • Willow Bend
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Willow Bend is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Schatulga and extending to:

• Columbus, which is the Seat of Muscogee County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Schatulga to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>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 most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 621 miles [999.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,095 miles [8,199.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'