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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 Worner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Worner 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 Worner:
- 31.893775, -84.458527
- 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 Worner
- 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 Terrell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Terrell County
- Since Worner is near Sumter County and also Webster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Webster 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 Worner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Worner ...
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.
- Archery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Archery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archery
- Bridges Crossroad
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bridges Crossroad is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Crossroad
- Centerpoint
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centerpoint is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerpoint
- Cottondale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cottondale is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Edwards is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Gooseberry ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gooseberry is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
- Graves
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Graves is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves
- Olivers Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Olivers Mill is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 230 people
- Parrott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Water Pipe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Water Pipe is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Pipe
- Yeomans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Yeomans is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
- Population from the 2010 Census: 507 people
How Far From Worner 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 Worner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Worner once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Worner and extending to:
- Dawson, which is the Seat of Terrell County, lies just to the South.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 128 miles [206 km]<3> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Worner to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 638 miles [1,026.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,223 miles [11,624.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,104 miles [8,214.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Worner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Worner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Worner 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 Worner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8938, Longitude: -84.4585 In this case, the coordinates for Worner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.201 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.357 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.743 degrees. |
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