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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 Silk Hope, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silk Hope 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 Silk Hope:
- 32.042985, -81.191779
- 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 Silk Hope
- 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 Chatham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham County
- Since Silk Hope is near Jasper County and also Bryan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bryan 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 Silk Hope
Communities Also Named Silk Hope ...
We found one communities that are also named Silk Hope.
Within Georgia, the name Silk Hope is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Silk Hope in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Chatham County
- This Silk Hope is located in Chatham County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Silk Hope that is located in Chatham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Silk Hope.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Silk Hope ...
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.
- Carver Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carver Village is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Village
- Central Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Central Junction is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Junction
- Clearview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clearview is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Cloverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Florida Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Florida Junction is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Junction
- Garden City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Groveland is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Grubbs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grubbs is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Liberty City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Liberty City is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Pooler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rivers End
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rivers End is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers End
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rose Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Sackville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sackville is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackville
- Starland Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Starland Park is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starland Park
- Union Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Junction is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Junction
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,899 people
- Wheat Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wheat Hill is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Hill
- Woodlawn Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Terrace is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Terrace
How Far From Silk Hope to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Silk Hope to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Silk Hope and extending to:
- Savannah, which is the Seat of Chatham County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Silk Hope to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 527 miles [848.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,377 miles [10,262.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,063 miles [11,366.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,949 miles [7,964.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Silk Hope) 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 Silk Hope 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 Silk Hope. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0430, Longitude: -81.1918 In this case, the coordinates for Silk Hope have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.367 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.263 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.518 degrees. |
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