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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 Twin City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Twin City 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 Twin City:
- 32.583057, -82.155231
- 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 Twin City
- 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 Emanuel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Emanuel County
- Since Twin City is near Candler County and also Bulloch County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Candler County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bulloch 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 Twin City
Communities Also Named Twin City ...
We found two communities that are also named Twin City.
Within Georgia, the name Twin City is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Twin City lies 1,153 miles [1,855.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Twin City that is located in Emanuel County.
- Texas
- Grayson County
- This Twin City is located in Grayson County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<1> to the west of the Twin City that is located in Emanuel County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Twin City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Twin City ...
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.
- Aaron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Butts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Butts is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts
- Canoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Canoe is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
- Estimated population in 2019: 785 people
- Four Points
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Four Points is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Gary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gary is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Kirby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kirby is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Kites Spur ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kites Spur is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kites Spur
- Estimated population in 2019: 227 people
- Piddleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Piddleville is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piddleville
- Stillmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Thrift
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thrift is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,623 people
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Twin City 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 city such as Twin City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Twin City and extending to:
- Swainsboro, which is the Seat of Emanuel County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Twin City to Swainsboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 152 miles [244.6 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 521 miles [838.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,396 miles [10,293.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,087 miles [11,405.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,970 miles [7,998.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Twin City) 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 Twin City 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 Twin City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5831, Longitude: -82.1552 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.923 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.98 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.728 degrees. |
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