Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sears Woods:
  • 32.506530, -84.898542
  • 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 Sears Woods

• 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 Sears Woods 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 Sears Woods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sears Woods ...

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.

• Camelot
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Camelot is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Candlestick
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Candlestick is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlestick
• Charter Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Charter Oaks is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
• Crossgate
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Crossgate is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
• Crystal Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Crystal Valley is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
• Edgewood Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Edgewood Forest is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Forest
• Floyd Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Floyd Grove is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Grove
• Forest Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Park is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Forestdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Forestdale is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
• Foxfire
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Foxfire is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
• Foxrun
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Foxrun is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxrun
• Georgetown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Georgetown is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • Hearthstone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hearthstone is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
  • Hidden Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hidden Hills is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
  • Holiday Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Holiday Park is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
  • Lakeshore
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lakeshore is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
  • Leesburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Leesburg is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Magnolia Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Magnolia Grove is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Grove
  • Regency Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Regency Park is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
  • Spring Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Spring Valley is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Sun Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Sun Hill is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
  • Valley Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Valley Hills is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
  • Vista Terrace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Vista Terrace is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Terrace
  • Willow Bend
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Willow Bend is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sears Woods 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 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Sears Woods 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 623 miles [1,002.6 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 6,519 miles [10,491.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,217 miles [11,614.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,097 miles [8,202.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'