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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 Weatherly Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weatherly Woods 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 Weatherly Woods:
- 33.945115, -83.298211
- 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 Weatherly Woods
- 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Since Weatherly Woods is near Oglethorpe County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oglethorpe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Weatherly Woods
Curious and Interesting Names Near Weatherly Woods ...
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 Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Green Acres
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hunters Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Overlook Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Overlook Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Lake
- Shadow Moss
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shadow Moss is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Moss
- Shoal Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shoal Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Shoalsview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shoalsview is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoalsview
- Snapfinger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Snapfinger is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snapfinger
- Stonemill Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stonemill Run is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemill Run
- University Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- University Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Windfall Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Windfall Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall Heights
- Winter Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Winter Hills is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Hills
- Winterville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
How Far From Weatherly Woods 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 community such as Weatherly Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Weatherly Woods and extending to:
- Athens, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies just to the West.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Weatherly Woods 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 487 miles [783.8 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 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,383 miles [10,272.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,084 miles [11,400.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,963 miles [7,987.2 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Weatherly Woods) 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 Weatherly Woods 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 Weatherly Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9451, Longitude: -83.2982 In this case, the coordinates for Weatherly Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.624 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.98 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.813 degrees. |
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