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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 Steeles Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Steeles Mill 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 Steeles Mill:
- 33.307616, -84.136862
- 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 Steeles Mill
- 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Since Steeles Mill is near Spalding County and also Butts County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spalding County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butts 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 Steeles Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Steeles Mill ...
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.
- Crystal Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Experiment
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Griffin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkinsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Locust Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peeksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peeksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeksville
- Pleasant Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Sunny Side
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Unity Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Unity Grove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Grove
- Woodlawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Steeles Mill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Steeles Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Steeles Mill and extending to:
- McDonough, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Steeles Mill to McDonough, 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 34 miles [54.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 552 miles [888.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,449 miles [10,378.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,149 miles [11,505.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,028 miles [8,091.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Steeles Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Steeles Mill 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 Steeles Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3076, Longitude: -84.1369 In this case, the coordinates for Steeles Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.088 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.424 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.295 degrees. |
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