Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in East Georgia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Georgia and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for East Georgia

• 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 East Georgia:
  • 44.680048, -73.083192
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on East Georgia

• 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Since East Georgia is near Chittenden County and also Lamoille County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Chittenden County
  • eBird sighting report for Lamoille 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Georgia ...

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.

• Butlers Corners
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlers Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Corners
  • Butlers Corners is located in Chittenden County
• Chimney Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Corner
  • Chimney Corner is located in Chittenden County
• Cloverdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cloverdale is located in Chittenden County
• Cozy Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cozy Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corner
  • Cozy Corner is located in Chittenden County
• Georgia Plains
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Plains
  • Georgia Plains is located in Franklin County
• Grand Isle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
  • Grand Isle is located in Grand Isle County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Isle <2>
• Huntsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
  • Huntsville is located in Franklin County
• Malletts Bay
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malletts Bay
  • Malletts Bay is located in Chittenden County
  • Malletts Bay has also been known as:
  • Malets Bay
  • Maletts Bay
• Pages Corner
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
  • Pages Corner is located in Chittenden County
• Pearl
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Pearl is located in Grand Isle County
• South Hero
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hero have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hero
  • South Hero is located in Grand Isle County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Hero <2>
• Walnut Ledge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Ledge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ledge
  • Walnut Ledge is located in Chittenden County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in East Georgia and extending to:

• Saint Albans, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from East Georgia to Saint Albans, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 448 miles [721 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,497 miles [8,846.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,217 miles [10,005.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,093 miles [6,587 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Georgia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/