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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 Social Circle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Social Circle 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 Social Circle:
- 33.656155, -83.718565
- 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 Social Circle
- 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 Walton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walton County
- Since Social Circle is near Newton County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Social Circle
Curious and Interesting Names Near Social Circle ...
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.
- Airport Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Airport Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Grove
- Centennial
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Centennial is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Deer Track
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Deer Track is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Track
- Dixie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Ebenezer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Elk Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Ridge is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Ridge
- Flint Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Flint Hill is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Hidden Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hidden Forest is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
- Hollow Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hollow Hills is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Hills
- Hub Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Meadow View is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Melody
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Melody is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Quail Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Quail Valley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
- River Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- River Cove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Cove
- Riverbend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverbend is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Settlers Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Settlers Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Grove
- Skyline
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Skyline is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Willow Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Willow Woods is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods
How Far From Social Circle 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 city such as Social Circle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Social Circle and extending to:
- Monroe, which is the Seat of Walton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Social Circle to Monroe, 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 39 miles [62.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 518 miles [833.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,415 miles [10,323.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,115 miles [11,450.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,994 miles [8,037.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Social Circle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Social Circle 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 Social Circle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6562, Longitude: -83.7186 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.858 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.209 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.049 degrees. |
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