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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 Silvertown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silvertown 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 Silvertown:
- 33.422361, -82.644578
- 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 Silvertown
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Silvertown is near Glascock County and also McDuffie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Glascock County
- Open the eBird sighting report for McDuffie 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 Silvertown
Communities Also Named Silvertown ...
We found two communities that are also named Silvertown.
There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Silvertown.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Silvertown in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Upson County
- This Silvertown is located in Upson County and lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Silvertown that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upson County community of Silvertown.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Berks County
- This Silvertown is located in Berks County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Silvertown that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Silvertown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Silvertown ...
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.
- Boneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Rock is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Downs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Downs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Five Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Glascock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Four Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Four Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Happy Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Happy Valley is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Harts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harts is located in Glascock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Jewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Plainview is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Raytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raytown is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
- Stony Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill
- Three Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Three Points is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
How Far From Silvertown 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 Silvertown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Silvertown and extending to:
- Warrenton, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Silvertown to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 490 miles [788.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,379 miles [10,266 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,075 miles [11,386.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,956 miles [7,975.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Silvertown) 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 Silvertown 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 Silvertown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4224, Longitude: -82.6446 In this case, the coordinates for Silvertown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.229 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.452 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.696 degrees. |
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