Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Surry Chase:
  • 33.622895, -83.742677
  • 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 Surry Chase

• 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 Newton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
  • Since Surry Chase is near Walton County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Surry Chase

Curious and Interesting Names Near Surry Chase ...

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.

• Deer Track
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Deer Track is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Track
• Dixie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dixie is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Hollow Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hollow Hills is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Hills
• Hub Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hub Junction is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
• Melody
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Melody is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody
• Oak Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Quail Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Quail Valley is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
• River Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • River Cove is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Cove
• Skyline
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Skyline is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
• Social Circle
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Social Circle is located in Walton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Circle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Social Circle <1>
• Willow Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Willow Woods is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods

How Far From Surry Chase 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 Surry Chase to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Covington, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Surry Chase to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 521 miles [838.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,417 miles [10,327.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,117 miles [11,453.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,996 miles [8,040.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'