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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 Victoria Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Victoria Station 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 Victoria Station:
- 33.870673, -83.379881
- 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 Victoria Station
- 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 Oconee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
- Since Victoria Station is near Clarke County and also Oglethorpe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oglethorpe 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 Victoria Station
Communities Also Named Victoria Station ...
We found one communities that are also named Victoria Station.
Within Georgia, the name Victoria Station is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Victoria Station in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This Victoria Station is located in Calvert County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Victoria Station that is located in Oconee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Victoria Station.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Victoria Station ...
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.
- Bishop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Crossties
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crossties is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossties
- Crystal Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Hills is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hills
- Garden Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Garden Hills is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hills
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hickory Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hickory Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Point is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Point
- Hillcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hunters Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Indian Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Indian Hills is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Ivywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ivywood is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywood
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- McNutt Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McNutt Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Creek
- Old Mill Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Mill Chase is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Chase
- Pioneer Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Woods is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Woods
- Poplar Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Poplar Springs is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Quail Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Run is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Red Fox
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Fox is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fox
- Rock and Shoals
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock and Shoals is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock and Shoals
- Shoalsview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shoalsview is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoalsview
- Snapfinger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Snapfinger is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snapfinger
- Stonebridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stonebridge is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebridge
- Summit Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Summit Grove is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Tanglebrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tanglebrook is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglebrook
- Tanglewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tanglewood is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tee Pee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tee Pee is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tee Pee
- University Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- University Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Windy Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Windy Creek is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Creek
How Far From Victoria Station 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 Victoria Station to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Victoria Station and extending to:
- Watkinsville, which is the Seat of Oconee County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Victoria Station to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 494 miles [795 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,390 miles [10,283.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,091 miles [11,411.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,969 miles [7,996.8 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 from Point A (ie- Victoria Station) 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 Victoria Station 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 Victoria Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8707, Longitude: -83.3799 In this case, the coordinates for Victoria Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.669 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.021 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.864 degrees. |
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