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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 Vernon View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vernon View and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Vernon View:
    • 31.928826, -81.098720
    • 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 Vernon View
  • 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 Chatham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham County
    • Since Vernon View is near Bryan County and also Jasper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bryan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper 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 Vernon View

Communities Also Named Vernon View ...

We found one communities that are also named Vernon View.

Within Georgia, the name Vernon View is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Vernon View in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Linn County
      • This Vernon View is located in Linn County and lies 901 miles [1,450 km]<1> to the northwest of the Vernon View that is located in Chatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Vernon View.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vernon View ...

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.

  • Cedar Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cedar Hammock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Hammock is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hammock
  • Coffee Bluff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Coffee Bluff is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Bluff
  • Cresthill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cresthill is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresthill
  • Grove Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Grove Park is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
  • Halcyon Bluff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Halcyon Bluff is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon Bluff
  • Isle of Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Isle of Hope is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Hope
  • Kings Wood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Kings Wood is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Wood
  • Mount Pleasant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Pin Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Pin Point is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Point
  • Rivers End
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rivers End is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers End
  • Rose Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rose Hill is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Skidaway Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Skidaway Island is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidaway Island

How Far From Vernon View 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 Vernon View to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vernon View and extending to:

  • Savannah, which is the Seat of Chatham County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Vernon View to Savannah, with an average speed<2> 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 228 miles [366.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 532 miles [856.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,378 miles [10,264.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,063 miles [11,366.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,950 miles [7,966.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Vernon View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Vernon View 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 Vernon View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9288, Longitude: -81.0987       In this case, the coordinates for Vernon View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.312 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.184 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.515 degrees.