Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sunbury, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunbury and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sunbury
- 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 Sunbury:
- 31.767893, -81.281093
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Sunbury
- 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 Liberty County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Liberty County
- Since Sunbury is near Bryan County and also McIntosh County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bryan County
- eBird sighting report for McIntosh 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Sunbury ...
We found ten communities that share the name Sunbury.
Within Georgia, the name Sunbury is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, seven are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Sunbury lies 2,455 miles [3,950.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sunbury that is located in Liberty County.
- Illinois
- Iowa
- New Brunswick
- This Sunbury lies 1,280 miles [2,060 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sunbury that is located in Liberty County.
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Delaware County
- This Sunbury is located in Delaware County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the north of the Sunbury that is located in Liberty County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Sunbury.
- Montgomery County
- This Sunbury is located in Montgomery County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km] to the north northwest of the Sunbury that is located in Liberty County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Sunbury.
- Ontario
- This Sunbury lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sunbury that is located in Liberty County.
- Pennsylvania
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunbury ...
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.
- Bryan Neck ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryan Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Neck
- Bryan Neck is located in Bryan County
- Cottonham ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Liberty County
- Drum Point Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drum Point Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point Landing
- Drum Point Landing is located in Liberty County
- Fancy Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fancy Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hall
- Fancy Hall is located in Bryan County
- Halfmoon Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfmoon Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Landing
- Halfmoon Landing is located in Liberty County
- Limerick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Middle Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Place
- Middle Place is located in Chatham County
- Rabbit Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Hill
- Rabbit Hill is located in Bryan County
- Retreat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Sweet Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Hill
- Sweet Hill is located in Bryan County
How Far From Sunbury 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 Sunbury to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunbury and extending to:
- Hinesville, which is the Seat of Liberty County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sunbury to Hinesville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 226 miles [363.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 547 miles [880.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,394 miles [10,290.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,078 miles [11,390.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,965 miles [7,990.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sunbury. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sunbury) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunbury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7679, Longitude: -81.2811 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Sunbury could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Sunbury to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.407 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.271 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.621 degrees. |