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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 Terra Haute, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Terra Haute 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 Terra Haute:
- 30.786345, -81.694548
- 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 Terra Haute
- 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
- Since Terra Haute is near Nassau County and also Duval County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nassau County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Duval 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 Terra Haute
Communities Also Named Terra Haute ...
We found one communities that are also named Terra Haute.
Within Georgia, the name Terra Haute is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Terra Haute in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Terra Haute is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 558 miles [898 km]<1> to the west of the Terra Haute that is located in Camden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Terra Haute.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Terra Haute ...
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.
- Catfish Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Catfish Acres is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish Acres
- Deer Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Run is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Fawnwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fawnwood is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawnwood
- Forest Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Forest Ridge is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
- Greentree
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greentree is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
- Gross Still ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gross Still is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Still
- Kingsland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Martin Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Martin Glen is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Glen
- May Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- May Creek is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Creek
- Wolfbay
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wolfbay is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfbay
How Far From Terra Haute to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Terra Haute to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Terra Haute and extending to:
- Woodbine, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Terra Haute to Woodbine, 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 258 miles [415.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 618 miles [994.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,137 miles [11,485.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,027 miles [8,090.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Terra Haute) 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 Terra Haute 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 Terra Haute. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7863, Longitude: -81.6945 In this case, the coordinates for Terra Haute have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.594 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.348 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.008 degrees. |
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