Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Silco:
  • 30.868288, -81.830943
  • 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 Silco

• 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
  • Since Silco is near Nassau County and also Charlton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nassau County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charlton 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 Silco

Curious and Interesting Names Near Silco ...

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.

• Bullhead Bluff
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Bullhead Bluff is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullhead Bluff
• Burnt Fort
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Burnt Fort is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Fort
• Burnt Fort Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Burnt Fort Ferry is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Fort Ferry
• Flea Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Flea Hill is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flea Hill
• Greenville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Greenville is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Estimated population in 2019: 845 people
• Jerusalem
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jerusalem is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
• Kings Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kings Ferry is located in Nassau County (FL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ferry
• Mays Bluff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mays Bluff is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Bluff
• Plantation Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Plantation Point is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Point
• Scarlet
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Scarlet is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlet
• Seals
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Seals is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seals

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Silco and extending to:

• Woodbine, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Silco to Woodbine, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 249 miles [400.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 617 miles [993 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,459 miles [10,394.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,140 miles [11,490.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,030 miles [8,095 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'