Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Talbotton:
  • 32.677268, -84.540593
  • 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 Talbotton

• 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 Talbot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
  • Since Talbotton is near Taylor County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Talbotton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Talbotton ...

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.

• Centerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Centerville is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Geneva
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Geneva is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <1>
• Greens Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Greens Mill is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
• Howard
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Howard is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Junction City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Junction City is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <1>
• Juniper
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Juniper is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
• Oak Mountain Spring ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Mountain Spring is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mountain Spring
• Olive Branch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Olive Branch is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
• Pleasant Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Poplar Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Poplar Crossroads is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Crossroads
• Prattsburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
• Tax Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Tax Crossroads is located in Talbot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tax Crossroads

How Far From Talbotton 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 city such as Talbotton to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Talbotton to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 600 miles [965.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,495 miles [10,452.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,194 miles [11,577.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,074 miles [8,165.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'