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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 Wrights Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wrights 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 Wrights Mill:
- 32.610423, -83.654628
- 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 Wrights 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
- Since Wrights Mill is near Bibb County and also Peach County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Peach 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 Wrights Mill
Communities Also Named Wrights Mill ...
We found one communities that are also named Wrights Mill.
Within Georgia, the name Wrights Mill is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Wrights Mill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Gloucester County
- This Wrights Mill is located in Gloucester County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wrights Mill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Wrights Mill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wrights 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.
- Bass
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bass is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass
- Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Creekside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Creekside is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Danes Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Danes Meadow is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danes Meadow
- Dove Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dove Cove is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Cove
- Echo Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Echo Glen is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Glen
- Hickory Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Woods is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
- Hidden Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hidden Oaks is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
- Honey Ridge Plantation
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Hunters Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Quail Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Quail Meadow is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Meadow
- Quail Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Quail Run is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Settlers Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Settlers Landing is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
- Sleepy Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Turtle Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Turtle Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
How Far From Wrights Mill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wrights Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wrights Mill and extending to:
- Perry, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wrights Mill to Perry, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 570 miles [917.3 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 6,460 miles [10,396.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,156 miles [11,516.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,037 miles [8,106.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wrights 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 Wrights 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 Wrights Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6104, Longitude: -83.6546 In this case, the coordinates for Wrights Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.777 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.969 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.278 degrees. |
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