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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Social Circle
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Newton County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Grove
- Airport Grove is located in Newton County
- Centennial
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centennial have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Centennial is located in Morgan County
- Deer Track
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Track have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Track
- Deer Track is located in Newton County
- Dixie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Dixie Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Ebenezer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Elk Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Flint Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Flint Hill is located in Newton County
- Hidden Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
- Hidden Forest is located in Newton County
- Hollow Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollow Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Hills
- Hollow Hills is located in Newton County
- Hub Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
- Meadow View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
- Meadow View is located in Newton County
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Melody
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Quail Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
- Quail Valley is located in Newton County
- River Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Cove
- River Cove is located in Newton County
- Riverbend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Settlers Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Settlers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Grove
- Settlers Grove is located in Newton County
- Skyline
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Willow Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods
- Willow Woods is located in Newton County
- Melody
How Far From Social Circle 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 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<2> beginning in Social Circle and extending to:
- Monroe, which is the Seat of Walton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Social Circle to Monroe, 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 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,994 miles [8,037.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Social Circle: www.citysocialcircle.org/
The official website for Walton County: www.waltoncountyga.org/
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> | 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- Social Circle) to Point B.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 |
| <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 Social Circle to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.858 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.209 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.049 degrees. |