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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 Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willow Lake 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 Willow Lake:
- 32.475706, -83.891019
- 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 Lake
- 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
- Since Willow Lake is near Peach County and also Houston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Peach County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Houston 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 Lake
Communities Also Named Willow Lake ...
We found six communities that are also named Willow Lake.
There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Willow Lake.
Beyond Georgia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Peach County
- This Willow Lake is located in Peach County and lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> to the north of the Willow Lake that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Peach County community of Willow Lake.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Willow Lake lies 3,495 miles [5,624.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Willow Lake that is located in Macon County.
- Ontario
- This Willow Lake lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<1> to the north of the Willow Lake that is located in Macon County.
- Pennsylvania
- Schuylkill County
- This Willow Lake is located in Schuylkill County and lies 707 miles [1,137.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Willow Lake that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Willow Lake.
- South Dakota
- Clark County
- This Willow Lake is located in Clark County and lies 1,117 miles [1,797.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Willow Lake that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Willow Lake.
- Virginia
- Clarke County
- This Willow Lake is located in Clarke County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Willow Lake that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Willow Lake.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willow Lake ...
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.
- Indian Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Indian Oaks is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
- Marshallville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Meadowdale is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Neal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Neal is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Ohio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ohio is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
- Peach Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Peach Valley is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Valley
- Valley Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Valley Pines is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Pines
- Willow Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Willow Lake is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake
How Far From Willow Lake 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 Willow Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willow Lake and extending to:
- Oglethorpe, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Willow Lake to Oglethorpe, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 586 miles [943.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,172 miles [11,542.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,053 miles [8,132 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Willow Lake) 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 Willow Lake 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 Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4757, Longitude: -83.8910 In this case, the coordinates for Willow Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.906 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.099 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.398 degrees. |
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