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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 Seagraves, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seagraves 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 Seagraves:
- 34.095944, -83.357379
- 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 Seagraves
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Seagraves is near Jackson County and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke 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 Seagraves
Communities Also Named Seagraves ...
We found one communities that are also named Seagraves.
Within Georgia, the name Seagraves is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Seagraves in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Gaines County
- This Seagraves is located in Gaines County and lies 1,107 miles [1,781.5 km]<1> to the west of the Seagraves that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gaines County community of Seagraves.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Seagraves ...
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.
- Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Center is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Cherokee Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Forest is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Diamond Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill
- Diamond Rock ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond Rock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Rock
- Dogsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dogsboro is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogsboro
- Dowdy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dowdy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdy
- Hix
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hix is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Hull
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Planter
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Rogers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rogers is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Rollingwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rollingwood is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
How Far From Seagraves 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 Seagraves to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Seagraves and extending to:
- Danielsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Seagraves to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 482 miles [775.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,379 miles [10,266 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,080 miles [11,394.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,959 miles [7,980.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Seagraves) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Seagraves 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 Seagraves. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0959, Longitude: -83.3574 In this case, the coordinates for Seagraves have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.663 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.046 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.798 degrees. |
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