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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 Woodfin Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woodfin Mill 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 Woodfin Mill:
- 33.110400, -84.231031
- 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 Woodfin Mill
- 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 Lamar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar County
- Since Woodfin Mill is near Pike County and also Spalding County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spalding 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 Woodfin Mill
Communities Also Named Woodfin Mill ...
We found one communities that are also named Woodfin Mill.
Within Georgia, the name Woodfin Mill is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Woodfin Mill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Limestone County
- This Woodfin Mill is located in Limestone County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Woodfin Mill that is located in Lamar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Woodfin Mill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodfin Mill ...
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.
- Clearwater Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clearwater Springs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Springs
- Dog Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dog Crossing is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Crossing
- Five Points
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Griffin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jolly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jolly is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly
- Liberty Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Meansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Rover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rover is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
- Weaver ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Weaver is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
How Far From Woodfin Mill 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 Woodfin Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodfin Mill and extending to:
- Barnesville, which is the Seat of Lamar County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Woodfin Mill to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 566 miles [910.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,462 miles [10,399.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,161 miles [11,524.5 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woodfin Mill) 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 Woodfin Mill 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 Woodfin Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1104, Longitude: -84.2310 In this case, the coordinates for Woodfin Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.133 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.449 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.378 degrees. |
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