Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Silk Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silk Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Silk Mills
- 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 Mills:
- 34.105112, -82.846806
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Silk Mills
- 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 Elbert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Elbert County
- Since Silk Mills is near Oglethorpe County and also Abbeville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Oglethorpe County
- eBird sighting report for Abbeville 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Silk Mills ...
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.
- Bell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Beverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Elbert County
- Coldwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Deadmans Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deadmans Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadmans Ferry
- Deadmans Ferry is located in Madison County
- Dewy Rose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewy Rose
- Dewy Rose is located in Elbert County
- Estimated population in 2019: 562 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewy Rose <2>
- Dove Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dove Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Creek
- Dove Creek is located in Elbert County
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Goose Pond ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Pond
- Goose Pond is located in Oglethorpe County
- Hard Cash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony is located in Elbert County
- Harpers Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ferry
- Harpers Ferry is located in Elbert County
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- Jones Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ferry
- Jones Ferry is located in Oglethorpe County
- Martins Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
- Martins Ferry is located in Oglethorpe County
- Pearl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Rock Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Branch
- Rock Branch is located in Elbert County
- Thirteen Forks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thirteen Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirteen Forks
- Thirteen Forks is located in Elbert County
- Jones Ferry
How Far From Silk Mills 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 Silk Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Silk Mills and extending to:
- Elberton, which is the Seat of Elbert County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Silk Mills to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>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 461 miles [741.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,357 miles [10,230.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,056 miles [11,355.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,936 miles [7,943.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Silk Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Silk Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Silk Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1051, Longitude: -82.8468 In this case, the coordinates for Silk Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.366 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.706 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.597 degrees. |