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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 Ypsilanti, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ypsilanti and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Ypsilanti:
    • 32.742637, -84.413252
    • 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 Ypsilanti
  • 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 Talbot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Talbot County
    • Since Ypsilanti is near Taylor County and also Upson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Upson 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 Ypsilanti

Communities Also Named Ypsilanti ...

We found two communities that are also named Ypsilanti.

Within Georgia, the name Ypsilanti is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Washtenaw County
      • This Ypsilanti is located in Washtenaw County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km]<1> to the north of the Ypsilanti that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washtenaw County community of Ypsilanti.
    • North Dakota
      • Stutsman County
      • This Ypsilanti is located in Stutsman County and lies 1,222 miles [1,966.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Ypsilanti that is located in Talbot County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stutsman County community of Ypsilanti.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ypsilanti ...

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.

  • Carsonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Carsonville is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
  • Centerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Centerville is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Five Points
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Five Points is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Greens Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Greens Mill is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
  • Howard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Howard is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Jacks Ferry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jacks Ferry is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Ferry
  • Junction City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
  • Pleasant Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Poplar Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Poplar Crossroads is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Crossroads
  • Prattsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
  • Trices Ferry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Trices Ferry is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trices Ferry

How Far From Ypsilanti 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 Ypsilanti to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ypsilanti and extending to:

  • Talbotton, which is the Seat of Talbot County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 69 miles [111 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Ypsilanti to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 592 miles [952.7 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 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,487 miles [10,439.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,185 miles [11,563.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,065 miles [8,151.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (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- Ypsilanti) 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 Ypsilanti 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 Ypsilanti. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7426, Longitude: -84.4133       In this case, the coordinates for Ypsilanti have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.221 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.499 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.534 degrees.