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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 Wilkins, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wilkins 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 Wilkins:
    • 34.250650, -85.033002
    • 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 Wilkins
  • 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 Floyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
    • Since Wilkins is near Bartow County and also Gordon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gordon 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 Wilkins

Communities Also Named Wilkins ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Wilkins.

Within Georgia, the name Wilkins is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Cross County
      • This Wilkins is located in Cross County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wilkins that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cross County community of Wilkins.
      • Jefferson County
      • This Wilkins is located in Jefferson County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km] to the west of the Wilkins that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Wilkins.
      • Logan County
      • This Wilkins is located in Logan County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km] to the west northwest of the Wilkins that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Wilkins.
    • Iowa
      • Dubuque County
      • This Wilkins is located in Dubuque County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wilkins that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dubuque County community of Wilkins.
    • Kentucky
      • Larue County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Wilkins [Larue County].
    • Michigan
      • Kalkaska County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Wilkins [Kalkaska County].
    • Nevada
      • Elko County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Wilkins [Elko County].
    • North Carolina
      • Granville County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Wilkins [Granville County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Wilkins lies 1,259 miles [2,026.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wilkins that is located in Floyd County.
    • Ohio
      • Lucas County
      • This Wilkins is located in Lucas County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the north of the Wilkins that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Wilkins.
      • Union County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Union County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Wilkins.
    • Oregon
      • Lane County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Wilkins [Lane County].
    • South Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Wilkins is located in Beaufort County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wilkins that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Wilkins.
    • Tennessee
      • Tipton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Wilkins [Tipton County].
    • Texas
      • Upshur County
      • This Wilkins is located in Upshur County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<1> to the west of the Wilkins that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Wilkins.
    • Washington
      • Skagit County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Wilkins [Skagit County].
    • Wyoming
      • Sweetwater County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Wilkins [Sweetwater County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilkins ...

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.

  • Bass Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
  • Chapel Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Fieldwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Fieldwood is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldwood
  • Ford ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ford is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
  • Freeman Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Freeman Ferry is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Ferry
  • Freemans ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Freemans is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemans
  • Halls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Halls is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
  • Hermitage
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hermitage is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Maplewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Maplewood is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Maplewood Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Maplewood Park is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
  • Maplewood Square
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Maplewood Square is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Square
  • Snow Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Snow Springs is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Springs
  • Waters Store ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Waters Store is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Store

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Wilkins once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Wilkins and extending to:

  • Rome, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies just to the West.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Wilkins to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> 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 most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 546 miles [878.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,443 miles [10,369 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,149 miles [11,505.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,026 miles [8,088.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilkins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Wilkins could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wilkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Wilkins 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 Wilkins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2507, Longitude: -85.0330       In this case, the coordinates for Wilkins have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.656 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.212 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.422 degrees.