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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 Upatoi, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Upatoi 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 Upatoi:
- 32.548750, -84.739928
- 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 Upatoi
- 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 Muscogee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muscogee County
- Since Upatoi is near Talbot County and also Harris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris 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 Upatoi
Curious and Interesting Names Near Upatoi ...
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.
- Beaver Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beaver Run is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run
- Box Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Charter Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Charter Oaks is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
- Crystal Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crystal Valley is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
- Eelbeck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eelbeck is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eelbeck
- Flat Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Forest Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Park is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Foxfire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Foxfire is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Foxrun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Foxrun is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxrun
- Gordydale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gordydale is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordydale
- Hearthstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hearthstone is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
- Hidden Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hidden Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Holiday Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Park is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Juniper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Juniper is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Lakeshore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lakeshore is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
- Leesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Leesburg is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Sun Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sun Hill is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Willow Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Willow Bend is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
How Far From Upatoi 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 Upatoi to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Upatoi and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Muscogee County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Upatoi to Columbus, 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 85 miles [136.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 614 miles [988.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,510 miles [10,476.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,208 miles [11,600.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,088 miles [8,188.3 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 '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- Upatoi) 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 Upatoi 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 Upatoi. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5487, Longitude: -84.7399 In this case, the coordinates for Upatoi have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.401 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.679 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.702 degrees. |
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