Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Telfair Woods:
  • 33.093485, -81.823726
  • 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 Telfair Woods

• 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 Burke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burke County
  • Since Telfair Woods is near Barnwell County and also Aiken County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barnwell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken 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 Telfair Woods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Telfair Woods ...

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.

• Bill Davis ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bill Davis is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bill Davis
• Bush ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Bush is located in Aiken County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
• Dog Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dog Ferry is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Ferry
• Grays Landing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Grays Landing is located in Aiken County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
• Hatchers Store
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Hatchers Store is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchers Store
• Hills Store
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Hills Store is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Store
• Robbins ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Robbins is located in Barnwell County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
• Shell Bluff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shell Bluff is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff
• Shell Bluff Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Shell Bluff Landing is located in Burke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff Landing
• Steel Creek Landing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Steel Creek Landing is located in Allendale County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Creek Landing

How Far From Telfair Woods 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 Telfair Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Telfair Woods and extending to:

• Waynesboro, which is the Seat of Burke County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Telfair Woods to Waynesboro, with an average speed<2> 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 154 miles [247.8 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 481 miles [774.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,358 miles [10,232.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,050 miles [11,345.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,933 miles [7,938.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'