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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 Schley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Schley and the surrounding area.
- 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 Schley:
- 31.235463, -83.827120
- 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 Schley
- 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 Colquitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colquitt County
- Since Schley is near Worth County and also Mitchell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worth County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mitchell 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 Schley
Communities Also Named Schley ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Schley.
There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Schley.
Beyond Georgia, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Schley County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Schley [Schley County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Coosa County
- This Schley is located in Coosa County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Schley that is located in Colquitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coosa County community of Schley.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Schley is located in Hillsborough County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Schley that is located in Colquitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Schley.
- Indiana
- Spencer County
- This Schley is located in Spencer County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Schley that is located in Colquitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spencer County community of Schley.
- Iowa
- Howard County
- This Schley is located in Howard County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Schley that is located in Colquitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Schley.
- Kansas
- McPherson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Schley [McPherson County].
- Kentucky
- Logan County
- This Schley is located in Logan County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Schley that is located in Colquitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Schley.
- Minnesota
- Cass County
- This Schley is located in Cass County and lies 1,246 miles [2,005.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Schley that is located in Colquitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Schley.
- Mississippi
- Simpson County
- This Schley is located in Simpson County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<2> to the west of the Schley that is located in Colquitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Simpson County community of Schley.
- Montana
- Missoula County
- This Schley is located in Missoula County and lies 1,934 miles [3,112.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Schley that is located in Colquitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Missoula County community of Schley.
- Nevada
- Elko County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Schley [Elko County].
- North Carolina
- Orange County
- This Schley is located in Orange County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Schley that is located in Colquitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Schley.
- Ohio
- Washington County
- This Schley is located in Washington County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Schley that is located in Colquitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Schley.
- Virginia
- Gloucester County
- This Schley is located in Gloucester County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Schley that is located in Colquitt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Schley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Schley ...
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.
- Barbers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Barbers is located in Colquitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbers
- Doerun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marble ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Marble is located in Colquitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Minnesota
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Minnesota is located in Colquitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
- Murphy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Murphy is located in Colquitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Norman Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sale City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sunset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sunset is located in Colquitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Terrace ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Terrace is located in Colquitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
How Far From Schley to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Schley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Schley and extending to:
- Moultrie, which is the Seat of Colquitt County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Schley to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>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 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,221 miles [11,621.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,105 miles [8,215.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Schley 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Schley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Schley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Schley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Schley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2355, Longitude: -83.8271 In this case, the coordinates for Schley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.802 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.805 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.657 degrees. |
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