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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.

  • 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 Lake:
    • 32.529315, -83.904353
    • 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 Peach County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Peach County
    • Since Willow Lake is near Macon County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 ...
    • Macon County
      • This Willow Lake is located in Macon County and lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> to the south of the Willow Lake that is located in Peach County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Willow Lake.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Willow Lake lies 3,491 miles [5,618.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Willow Lake that is located in Peach County.
    • Ontario
      • This Willow Lake lies 754 miles [1,213.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Willow Lake that is located in Peach County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Schuylkill County
      • This Willow Lake is located in Schuylkill County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the northeast of the Willow Lake that is located in Peach 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 1,113 miles [1,791.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Willow Lake that is located in Peach 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 561 miles [902.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Willow Lake that is located in Peach 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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Oaks is located in Peach County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
  • Lakeview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lakeview is located in Peach County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Marshallville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Meadowdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadowdale is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
  • Neal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Neal is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
  • Oak Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Oak Grove is located in Peach County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Ohio
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ohio is located in Peach County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
  • Peach Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Peach Valley is located in Peach County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Valley
  • Powersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Powersville is located in Peach County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
  • Valley Pines
    (Less than 2 miles 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 south)
    • Willow Lake is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake

How Far From Willow Lake 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 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:

  • Fort Valley, which is the Seat of Peach County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Willow Lake 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 5 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 584 miles [939.9 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 6,475 miles [10,420.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,171 miles [11,540.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,051 miles [8,128.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- 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: 32.5293, Longitude: -83.9044       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 311.917 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.118 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.391 degrees.