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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 Stuckey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stuckey 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 Stuckey:
- 32.171011, -82.710137
- 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 Stuckey
- 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 Wheeler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wheeler County
- Since Stuckey is near Montgomery County and also Telfair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Telfair 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 Stuckey
Communities Also Named Stuckey ...
We found one communities that are also named Stuckey.
Within Georgia, the name Stuckey is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Stuckey in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Williamsburg County
- This Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Stuckey that is located in Wheeler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamsburg County community of Stuckey.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stuckey ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Hatoff ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hatoff is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatoff
- Helena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jordan is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Long Pond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Long Pond is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pond
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Scotland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tarrytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Towns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Towns is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towns
How Far From Stuckey 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 Stuckey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stuckey and extending to:
- Alamo, which is the Seat of Wheeler County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Stuckey to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 563 miles [906.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,129 miles [11,473 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,013 miles [8,067.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Stuckey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Stuckey 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 Stuckey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1710, Longitude: -82.7101 In this case, the coordinates for Stuckey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.22 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.264 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.034 degrees. |
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