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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 Tahoma, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tahoma 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 Tahoma:
- 33.309865, -81.927893
- 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 Tahoma
- 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- Since Tahoma is near Aiken County and also Burke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burke 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 Tahoma
Communities Also Named Tahoma ...
We found two communities that are also named Tahoma.
Within Georgia, the name Tahoma is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- El Dorado County
- This Tahoma is located in El Dorado County and lies 2,149 miles [3,458.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Tahoma that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Tahoma.
- Washington
- King County
- This Tahoma is located in King County and lies 2,290 miles [3,685.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Tahoma that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Tahoma.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tahoma ...
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.
- Adventure ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Adventure is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adventure
- Apple Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Valley is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
- Fairvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
- Gracewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grays Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grays Landing is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
- Mechanic Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mechanic Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Hill
- Nixon ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nixon is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Sand Bar Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sand Bar Ferry is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Bar Ferry
- Shell Bluff Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shell Bluff Landing is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff Landing
- Silver Bluff Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Silver Bluff Ferry is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bluff Ferry
- Spiderweb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spiderweb is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiderweb
- Twiggs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Twiggs is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggs
How Far From Tahoma 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 Tahoma to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tahoma and extending to:
- Augusta, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tahoma to Augusta, 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 144 miles [231.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 472 miles [759.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,353 miles [10,224.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,046 miles [11,339.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,928 miles [7,930.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tahoma) 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 Tahoma 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 Tahoma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3099, Longitude: -81.9279 In this case, the coordinates for Tahoma have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.817 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.961 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.456 degrees. |
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