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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 Shivers Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shivers Mill 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 Shivers Mill:
- 31.676834, -84.739920
- 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 Shivers Mill
- 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Since Shivers Mill is near Calhoun County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Shivers Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shivers Mill ...
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.
- Bass Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bass Store is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Store
- Dickey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dickey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Edison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Five Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Folks ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Folks is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folks
- Grubb ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Grubb is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb
- Jeff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jeff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Martins Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Martins Crossroads is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Crossroads
- Shellman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Shivers Mill 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 Shivers Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shivers Mill and extending to:
- Cuthbert, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Shivers Mill to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 660 miles [1,062.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,550 miles [10,541.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,245 miles [11,659.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,127 miles [8,251.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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> | 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- Shivers Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Shivers Mill 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 Shivers Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6768, Longitude: -84.7399 In this case, the coordinates for Shivers Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.349 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.498 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.895 degrees. |
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