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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 Zetella, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zetella 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 Zetella:
- 33.240951, -84.382147
- 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 Zetella
- 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 Spalding County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spalding County
- Since Zetella is near Fayette County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Zetella
Curious and Interesting Names Near Zetella ...
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.
- Birdie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Birdie is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Bottoms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bottoms is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bottoms
- Broom Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Broom Hall is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hall
- Experiment
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Griffin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gypsy Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gypsy Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy Woods
- Hilltop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Jolly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jolly is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly
- Porters Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Porters Ridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Ridge
- Rover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rover is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
- Sunny Side
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Zetella 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 Zetella to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Zetella and extending to:
- Griffin, which is the Seat of Spalding County, lies just to the East.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Zetella to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 565 miles [909.3 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 22 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 7,163 miles [11,527.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,042 miles [8,114.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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> | 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- Zetella) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Zetella 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 Zetella. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2410, Longitude: -84.3821 In this case, the coordinates for Zetella have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.228 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.576 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.406 degrees. |
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