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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 Hawkinsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hawkinsville 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 Hawkinsville:
    • 41.760696, -122.621971
    • 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 Hawkinsville
  • 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 Siskiyou County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Siskiyou County
    • Since Hawkinsville is near Jackson County and also Klamath County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Klamath 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 Hawkinsville

Communities Also Named Hawkinsville ...

We found seven communities that are also named Hawkinsville.

Within California, the name Hawkinsville is unique.

Beyond California, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Barbour County
      • This Hawkinsville is located in Barbour County and lies 2,152 miles [3,463.3 km]<1> to the east of the Hawkinsville that is located in Siskiyou County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Hawkinsville.
      • Bibb County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Hawkinsville [Bibb County].
    • Georgia
      • Pulaski County
      • This Hawkinsville is located in Pulaski County and lies 2,233 miles [3,593.7 km]<1> to the east of the Hawkinsville that is located in Siskiyou County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Hawkinsville.
    • New York
      • Oneida County
      • This Hawkinsville is located in Oneida County and lies 2,375 miles [3,822.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hawkinsville that is located in Siskiyou County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Hawkinsville.
    • Tennessee
      • Dyer County
      • This Hawkinsville is located in Dyer County and lies 1,825 miles [2,937.1 km]<1> to the east of the Hawkinsville that is located in Siskiyou County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dyer County community of Hawkinsville.
    • Texas
      • Brazoria County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Brazoria County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Hawkinsville.
      • Matagorda County
      • This Hawkinsville is located in Matagorda County and lies 1,748 miles [2,813.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hawkinsville that is located in Siskiyou County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Matagorda County community of Hawkinsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hawkinsville ...

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.

  • Big Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Springs is located in Siskiyou County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
  • Bogus ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bogus is located in Siskiyou County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogus
  • Gazelle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Hilt
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Hilt is located in Siskiyou County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilt
  • Hooperville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hooperville is located in Siskiyou County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooperville
  • Hornbrook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jims Camp
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jims Camp is located in Siskiyou County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jims Camp
  • Little Shasta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Little Shasta is located in Siskiyou County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Shasta
  • Oakbar
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Oakbar is located in Siskiyou County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakbar
  • Swiss Bar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Swiss Bar is located in Siskiyou County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Bar

How Far From Hawkinsville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hawkinsville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Yreka, which is the Seat of Siskiyou County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Hawkinsville to Sacramento, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,379 miles [3,828.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 136 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,159 miles [11,521.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,924 miles [12,752.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,009 miles [9,670.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hawkinsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hawkinsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Hawkinsville 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 Hawkinsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7607, Longitude: -122.6220       In this case, the coordinates for Hawkinsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.745 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.992 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.244 degrees.