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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 Smithonia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smithonia 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 Smithonia:
- 34.002891, -83.175984
- 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 Smithonia
- 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 Oglethorpe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oglethorpe County
- Since Smithonia is near Madison County and also Clarke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke 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 Smithonia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smithonia ...
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.
- Arnoldsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Diamond Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill
- Diamond Rock ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond Rock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Rock
- Dogsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dogsboro is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogsboro
- Dowdy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dowdy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdy
- Hull
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Overlook Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Overlook Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Lake
- Porterfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Porterfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Sandy Cross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Cross is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Windfall Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Windfall Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall Heights
- Winter Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winter Hills is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Hills
- Winterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Smithonia 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 Smithonia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Smithonia and extending to:
- Lexington, which is the Seat of Oglethorpe County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Smithonia to Lexington, with an average speed<3> 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 71 miles [114.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 479 miles [770.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,375 miles [10,259.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,076 miles [11,387.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,955 miles [7,974.3 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 '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- Smithonia) 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 Smithonia 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 Smithonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0029, Longitude: -83.1760 In this case, the coordinates for Smithonia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.554 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.908 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.751 degrees. |
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