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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 Waverly Hall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waverly Hall 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 Waverly Hall:
- 32.684150, -84.737175
- 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 Waverly Hall
- 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 Harris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
- Since Waverly Hall is near Talbot County and also Muscogee 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 Muscogee 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 Waverly Hall
Communities Also Named Waverly Hall ...
We found one communities that are also named Waverly Hall.
Within Georgia, the name Waverly Hall is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Waverly Hall in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This Waverly Hall is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Waverly Hall that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Waverly Hall.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waverly Hall ...
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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Run is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run
- Box Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Flint Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Foxrun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Foxrun is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxrun
- Geneva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gordydale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gordydale is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordydale
- Greens Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greens Mill is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Mulberry Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mulberry Grove is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Grove
- Nebula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nebula is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebula
- Oak Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Mountain is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mountain
- Oak Mountain Spring ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Mountain Spring is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mountain Spring
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Olive Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Olive Branch is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Pine Mountain Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tax Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tax Crossroads is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tax Crossroads
- Turntime Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Turntime Crossroads is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turntime Crossroads
How Far From Waverly Hall 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 town such as Waverly Hall to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Waverly Hall and extending to:
- Hamilton, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Waverly Hall to Hamilton, 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 76 miles [122.3 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 607 miles [976.9 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 6,503 miles [10,465.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,202 miles [11,590.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,082 miles [8,178.7 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- Waverly Hall) 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 Waverly Hall 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 Waverly Hall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6842, Longitude: -84.7372 In this case, the coordinates for Waverly Hall have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.406 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.705 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.671 degrees. |
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