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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 Scull Shoals, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scull Shoals 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 Scull Shoals:
- 33.733325, -83.289806
- 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 Scull Shoals
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Scull Shoals is near Oconee County and also Oglethorpe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oglethorpe 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 Scull Shoals
Curious and Interesting Names Near Scull Shoals ...
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.
- Bowling Green ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bowling Green is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Coventry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coventry is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Elder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elder is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Hickory Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hickory Point is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Point
- Maxeys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Mill Chase
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Old Mill Chase is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Chase
- Pioneer Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Woods is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Woods
- Poplar Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Rose Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Shields ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shields is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
How Far From Scull Shoals 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 Scull Shoals to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Scull Shoals once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Scull Shoals and extending to:
- Greensboro, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Scull Shoals to Greensboro, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 497 miles [799.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,393 miles [10,288.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,092 miles [11,413.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,971 miles [8,000 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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> | 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 Scull Shoals, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Scull Shoals) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Scull Shoals 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 Scull Shoals. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7333, Longitude: -83.2898 In this case, the coordinates for Scull Shoals have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.612 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.936 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.864 degrees. |
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