Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Stathams Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stathams Landing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Stathams Landing

• 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 Stathams Landing:
  • 32.570979, -83.573516
  • 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 Stathams 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
  • Since Stathams Landing is near Twiggs County and also Bibb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Twiggs County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb 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 Stathams Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stathams 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.

• Bass
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bass is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass
• Creekside
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Creekside is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
• Deerwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Deerwood is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Doublegate
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Doublegate is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublegate
• Forest Pointe
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Forest Pointe is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Pointe
• Hickory Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Woods is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
• Holly Bluff
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Holly Bluff is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Bluff
• Honey Ridge Plantation
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Honey Ridge Plantation is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Ridge Plantation
• Hunters Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunters Ridge is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
• Kathleen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kathleen is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathleen
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kathleen <1>
• Kings Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Kings Crossing is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossing
• Pilgrim Rest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pilgrim Rest is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest
• Turtle Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Turtle Creek is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek

How Far From Stathams 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 Stathams Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Stathams Landing and extending to:

• Perry, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stathams Landing to Perry, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 569 miles [915.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,458 miles [10,393.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,153 miles [11,511.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,035 miles [8,103 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'