Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Willingham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willingham and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Willingham
- 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 Willingham:
- 31.546845, -83.904345
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Willingham
- 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 Worth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Worth County
- Since Willingham is near Dougherty County and also Turner County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dougherty County
- eBird sighting report for Turner 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willingham ...
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.
- Eleanor Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
- Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
- Five Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Turner County
- Gordy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Grove Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Grove Park is located in Dougherty County
- High Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Springs
- High Springs is located in Turner County
- Indian Cove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
- Indian Cove is located in Worth County
- Liberty Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Liberty Hill is located in Worth County
- Mossy Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mossy Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Oaks
- Mossy Oaks is located in Worth County
- Pecan City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan City
- Pecan City is located in Dougherty County
- Pecan Terrace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Terrace
- Pecan Terrace is located in Dougherty County
- Red Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Sandalwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandalwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood
- Sandalwood is located in Dougherty County
- Shingler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Willingham 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 community such as Willingham 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<2> community of Willingham once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Willingham and extending to:
- Sylvester, which is the Seat of Worth County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<3> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Willingham to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 638 miles [1,026.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,520 miles [10,492.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,211 miles [11,605 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,095 miles [8,199.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | 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 Willingham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willingham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Willingham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5468, Longitude: -83.9043 In this case, the coordinates for Willingham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Willingham to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.864 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.92 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.616 degrees. |