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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 Scuffletown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scuffletown 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 Scuffletown:
    • 33.527913, -82.475128
    • 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 Scuffletown
  • 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 Scuffletown ...

We found four communities that share the name Scuffletown.

Within Georgia, the name Scuffletown is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Bullitt County
      • This Scuffletown is located in Bullitt County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Scuffletown that is located in McDuffie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bullitt County community of Scuffletown.
      • Henderson County
      • This Scuffletown is located in Henderson County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km] to the northwest of the Scuffletown that is located in McDuffie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Scuffletown.
    • South Carolina
      • Laurens 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 South Carolina community of Scuffletown [Laurens County].
    • Virginia
      • Orange County
      • This Scuffletown is located in Orange County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Scuffletown that is located in McDuffie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Scuffletown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Scuffletown ...

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.

  • Anthony Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthony Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Crossroads
    • Anthony Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
  • Boneville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
    • Cedar Rock is located in Warren County
  • Clay Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
    • Clay Hill is located in Lincoln County
  • Dearing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Raysville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raysville
    • Raysville is located in McDuffie County
  • Stones Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stones Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossroads
    • Stones Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
  • Three Points
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
    • Three Points is located in McDuffie County

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

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

  • Thomson, which is the Seat of McDuffie County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Scuffletown to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 478 miles [769.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,367 miles [10,246.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,063 miles [11,366.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,944 miles [7,956.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Scuffletown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Scuffletown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Scuffletown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5279, Longitude: -82.4751       In this case, the coordinates for Scuffletown 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Scuffletown 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>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.
<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 Scuffletown 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 311.135 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.358 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.605 degrees.









 

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