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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 Staley Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Staley Heights 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 Staley Heights:
- 32.032987, -81.120390
- 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 Staley Heights
- 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 Chatham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham County
- Since Staley Heights is near Jasper County and also Bryan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bryan 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 Staley Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Staley Heights ...
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.
- Bona Bella
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bona Bella is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona Bella
- Carver Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Carver Village is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Village
- Cloverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cresthill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cresthill is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthill
- Fleetwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fleetwood is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
- Florida Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Florida Junction is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Junction
- Gordonston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gordonston is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonston
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Green Acres is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Grove Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grove Park is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Groveland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Groveland is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Grubbs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grubbs is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Halcyon Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Halcyon Bluff is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon Bluff
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Kings Wood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kings Wood is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Wood
- Liberty City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Liberty City is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Magnolia Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia Park is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Rivers End
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rivers End is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers End
- Rose Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Sackville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sackville is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sackville
- Sunset Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunset Park is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
- Union Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Union Junction is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Junction
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,899 people
- Victory Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Victory Heights is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights
How Far From Staley Heights 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 Staley Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Staley Heights and extending to:
- Savannah, which is the Seat of Chatham County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Staley Heights to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 526 miles [846.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 6,375 miles [10,259.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,060 miles [11,362 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,947 miles [7,961.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Staley Heights) 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 Staley Heights 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 Staley Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0330, Longitude: -81.1204 In this case, the coordinates for Staley Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.327 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.216 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.495 degrees. |
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