Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wilsons Store, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wilsons Store and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Wilsons Store
- 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 Wilsons Store:
- 32.953768, -81.973450
- 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 Wilsons Store
- 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 Burke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Burke County
- Since Wilsons Store is near Jenkins County and also Screven County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jenkins County
- eBird sighting report for Screven 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
Communities Also Named Wilsons Store ...
We found one communities that share the name Wilsons Store.
There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Wilsons Store.
Beyond Georgia.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Heard County
- This Wilsons Store is located in Heard County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the west of the Wilsons Store that is located in Burke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Heard County community of Wilsons Store.
- Heard County
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilsons Store ...
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.
- Bill Davis ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bill Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bill Davis
- Bill Davis is located in Burke County
- Birdsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Birdsville is located in Jenkins County
- Butts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Drone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Hatchers Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatchers Store have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchers Store
- Hatchers Store is located in Burke County
- Le Roy ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Rogers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Shell Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff
- Shell Bluff is located in Burke County
How Far From Wilsons Store 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 Wilsons Store to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wilsons Store and extending to:
- Waynesboro, which is the Seat of Burke County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wilsons Store to Waynesboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 494 miles [795 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,371 miles [10,253.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,063 miles [11,366.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,946 miles [7,959.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wilsons Store. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Burke County: www.burkecounty-ga.gov/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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- Wilsons Store) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wilsons Store. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9538, Longitude: -81.9735 In this case, the coordinates for Wilsons Store have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Wilsons Store to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.832 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.928 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.566 degrees. |