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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 Waycross, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Waycross 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 Waycross:
- 36.593155, -82.648490
- 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 Waycross
- 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 Hawkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins County
- Since Waycross is near Sullivan County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Waycross
Communities Also Named Waycross ...
We found four communities that are also named Waycross.
Within Tennessee, the name Waycross is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Ware County
- This Waycross is located in Ware County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the south of the Waycross that is located in Hawkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ware County community of Waycross.
- Indiana
- Brown County
- This Waycross is located in Brown County and lies 274 miles [441 km]<1> to the northwest of the Waycross that is located in Hawkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Waycross.
- North Carolina
- Sampson County
- This Waycross is located in Sampson County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Waycross that is located in Hawkins County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sampson County community of Waycross.
- Virginia
- Scott County
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Waycross.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Waycross ...
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.
- Beartown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Block City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Cartersville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cartersville is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Cloud Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cloud Ford is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Ford
- Green Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Greenvale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Howard Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Howard Hill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hill
- Lewis Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis Lane is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Lane
- Lynn Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lynn Garden is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Garden
- Marshall
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Marshall is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Seven Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Seven Oaks is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
How Far From Waycross 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 Waycross to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Waycross and extending to:
- Rogersville, which is the Seat of Hawkins County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Waycross to Rogersville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 231 miles [371.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 345 miles [555.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,235 miles [10,034.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,944 miles [11,175.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,820 miles [7,757 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Waycross) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Waycross 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 Waycross. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5932, Longitude: -82.6485 In this case, the coordinates for Waycross have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.288 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.973 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.831 degrees. |
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