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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 Willow Bend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willow Bend and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Willow Bend:
    • 32.502363, -84.898264
    • 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 Willow Bend
  • 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 Muscogee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Muscogee County
    • Since Willow Bend is near Russell County and also Chattahoochee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chattahoochee 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 Willow Bend

Communities Also Named Willow Bend ...

We found seven communities that are also named Willow Bend.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Willow Bend.

Beyond Georgia, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Clayton County
      • This Willow Bend is located in Clayton County and lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Willow Bend that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Willow Bend.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Coffee County
      • This Willow Bend is located in Coffee County and lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Willow Bend that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Willow Bend.
      • Madison County
      • This Willow Bend is located in Madison County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km] to the north northwest of the Willow Bend that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Willow Bend.
    • North Carolina
      • Henderson County
      • This Willow Bend is located in Henderson County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the northeast of the Willow Bend that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Willow Bend.
    • Tennessee
      • Montgomery County
      • This Willow Bend is located in Montgomery County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Willow Bend that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Willow Bend.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Willow Bend is located in Harris County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Willow Bend that is located in Muscogee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Willow Bend.
    • West Virginia
      • Monroe 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 West Virginia community of Willow Bend [Monroe County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Willow Bend ...

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.

  • Camelot
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Camelot is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Candlestick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Candlestick is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlestick
  • Charter Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Charter Oaks is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
  • Crossgate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Crossgate is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
  • Crystal Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Crystal Valley is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
  • Edgewood Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgewood Forest is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Forest
  • Floyd Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Floyd Grove is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Grove
  • Forest Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Park is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Forestdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Forestdale is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
  • Foxfire
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Foxfire is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
  • Foxrun
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Foxrun is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxrun
  • Georgetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Georgetown is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hearthstone
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Hearthstone is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
    • Hidden Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Hidden Hills is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
    • Holiday Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Holiday Park is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
    • Lake Rushin Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Lake Rushin Heights is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Rushin Heights
    • Lakeshore
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Lakeshore is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
    • Leesburg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Leesburg is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
    • Magnolia Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Magnolia Grove is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Grove
    • Regency Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Regency Park is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
    • Rosewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rosewood is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
    • Spring Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Spring Valley is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Sun Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Sun Hill is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
    • Valley Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Valley Hills is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
    • Vista Terrace
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Vista Terrace is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Terrace

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willow Bend and extending to:

  • Columbus, which is the Seat of Muscogee County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Willow Bend to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 623 miles [1,002.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,519 miles [10,491.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,218 miles [11,616.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,097 miles [8,202.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Willow Bend) 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Willow Bend 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>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 Willow Bend 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 Willow Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5024, Longitude: -84.8983       In this case, the coordinates for Willow Bend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.49 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.776 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.773 degrees.