Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tatham Mines:
  • 33.622909, -82.539853
  • 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 Tatham Mines

• 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 McDuffie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McDuffie County
  • Since Tatham Mines is near Lincoln County and also Wilkes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkes 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 Tatham Mines

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tatham Mines ...

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.

• Anthony Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Anthony Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Crossroads
• Cedar Rock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Rock is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
• Clay Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Clay Hill is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
• Leathersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Leathersville is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leathersville
• Oak Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Porters
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Porters is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
• Raysville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Raysville is located in McDuffie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raysville
• Stones Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Stones Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossroads
• Three Points
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Three Points is located in McDuffie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
• Woodlawn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodlawn is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Tatham Mines 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 Tatham Mines to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Tatham Mines once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tatham Mines and extending to:

• Thomson, which is the Seat of McDuffie County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tatham Mines to Thomson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 475 miles [764.4 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6,365 miles [10,243.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,062 miles [11,365.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,943 miles [7,955 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'