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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 Stanley Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stanley Landing 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 Stanley Landing:
- 30.754956, -82.037338
- 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 Stanley Landing
- 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 Charlton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charlton County
- Since Stanley Landing is near Nassau County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nassau County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Camden 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 Stanley Landing
Communities Also Named Stanley Landing ...
We found one communities that are also named Stanley Landing.
Within Georgia, the name Stanley Landing is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Stanley Landing in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Livingston County
- This Stanley Landing is located in Livingston County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Stanley Landing that is located in Charlton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Stanley Landing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stanley Landing ...
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.
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Ferry Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ferry Landing is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Landing
- Flea Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Flea Hill is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flea Hill
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Estimated population in 2019: 845 people
- Highway Park Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highway Park Ferry is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway Park Ferry
- Homeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Homeland is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Kings Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kings Ferry is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ferry
- Mays Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mays Bluff is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Bluff
- Silver Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Hill is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Traders Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
How Far From Stanley Landing 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 community such as Stanley Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stanley Landing and extending to:
- Folkston, which is the Seat of Charlton County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Stanley Landing 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 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 629 miles [1,012.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,473 miles [10,417.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,155 miles [11,514.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,044 miles [8,117.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Stanley Landing) 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 Stanley Landing 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 Stanley Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7550, Longitude: -82.0373 In this case, the coordinates for Stanley Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.78 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.559 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.134 degrees. |
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