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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 Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willow Run 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 Run:
- 32.490982, -83.645739
- 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 Run
- 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
- Since Willow Run is near Peach County and also Twiggs 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 Twiggs 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 Run
Communities Also Named Willow Run ...
We found four communities that are also named Willow Run.
Within Georgia, the name Willow Run is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Willow Run is located in New Castle County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Willow Run that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Willow Run.
- Michigan
- Washtenaw County
- This Willow Run is located in Washtenaw County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<1> to the north of the Willow Run that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washtenaw County community of Willow Run.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Willow Run is located in Harris County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<1> to the west of the Willow Run that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Willow Run.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Willow Run is located in Fairfax County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Willow Run that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Willow Run.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willow Run ...
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.
- Beaver Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beaver Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Doublegate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Doublegate is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublegate
- Heard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Heard is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard
- Hickory Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hickory Woods is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
- Houston Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Houston Lake is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
- Houston Lake Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Houston Lake Woods is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake Woods
- Kathleen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kings Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kings Crossing is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossing
- Pilgrim Rest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pilgrim Rest is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest
- Sand Bed
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Bed is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Bed
- Settlers Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Settlers Landing is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
- Shady Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Sleepy Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Turtle Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Turtle Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
How Far From Willow Run 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 Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willow Run and extending to:
- Perry, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Willow Run 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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 576 miles [927 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,465 miles [10,404.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,160 miles [11,522.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,041 miles [8,112.7 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willow Run) 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 Run 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 Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4910, Longitude: -83.6457 In this case, the coordinates for Willow Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.767 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.939 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.303 degrees. |
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