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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 Tilley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tilley 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 Tilley:
- 31.989047, -84.813812
- 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 Tilley
- 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 Stewart County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stewart County
- Since Tilley is near Randolph County and also Webster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Webster 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 Tilley
Communities Also Named Tilley ...
We found three communities that are also named Tilley.
Within Georgia, the name Tilley is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Tilley lies 1,869 miles [3,007.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Tilley that is located in Stewart County.
- New Brunswick
- This Tilley lies 1,373 miles [2,209.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Tilley that is located in Stewart County.
- Ontario
- This Tilley lies 983 miles [1,582 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Tilley that is located in Stewart County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tilley ...
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.
- Benevolence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Benevolence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevolence
- Charles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Charles is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
- Gore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gore is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Lumpkin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pumpkintown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pumpkintown is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkintown
- Randall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Randall is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Sunlight ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sunlight is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
- Troutman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Troutman is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutman
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Tilley 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 Tilley 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<3> community of Tilley once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Tilley and extending to:
- Lumpkin, which is the Seat of Stewart County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Tilley to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 646 miles [1,039.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,235 miles [11,643.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,116 miles [8,233.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Tilley) 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tilley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Tilley 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 Tilley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9890, Longitude: -84.8138 In this case, the coordinates for Tilley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.411 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.613 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.854 degrees. |
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