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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 Ticknor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ticknor 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 Ticknor:
- 31.334071, -83.943234
- 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 Ticknor
- 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 Colquitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colquitt County
- Since Ticknor is near Worth County and also Mitchell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worth County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mitchell 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 Ticknor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ticknor ...
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.
- Doerun
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hartsfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Indian Cove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Indian Cove is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
- Lester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lester is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Liberty Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Minnesota
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Minnesota is located in Colquitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
- Pebble City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pebble City is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble City
- Sale City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Terrace ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Terrace is located in Colquitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
How Far From Ticknor 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 Ticknor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ticknor and extending to:
- Moultrie, which is the Seat of Colquitt County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ticknor to Moultrie, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 169 miles [272 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 651 miles [1,047.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,222 miles [11,622.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,106 miles [8,217.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ticknor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ticknor 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 Ticknor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3341, Longitude: -83.9432 In this case, the coordinates for Ticknor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.874 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.902 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.677 degrees. |
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