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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 Tidings, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tidings 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 Tidings:
- 34.423977, -85.247453
- 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 Tidings
- 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 Chattooga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chattooga County
- Since Tidings is near Floyd County and also Gordon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gordon 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 Tidings
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tidings ...
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.
- Central Grove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Central Grove is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
- Crystal Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Crystal Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Farmersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Farmersville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Floyd Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Gore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gore is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Margie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Margie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margie
- Silver Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Hill is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Storys ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Storys is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storys
- Summerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Tidings 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 Tidings to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tidings and extending to:
- Summerville, which is the Seat of Chattooga County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Tidings to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 549 miles [883.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,152 miles [11,510 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,028 miles [8,091.8 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tidings) 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 Tidings 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 Tidings. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4240, Longitude: -85.2475 In this case, the coordinates for Tidings have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.791 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.392 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.467 degrees. |
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