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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 Absalom, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Absalom 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 Absalom:
- 34.273558, -83.915067
- 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 Absalom
- 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 Hall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
- Since Absalom is near Forsyth County and also Dawson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dawson 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 Absalom
Curious and Interesting Names Near Absalom ...
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.
- Cherokee Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Hills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Cherokee Trail
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cherokee Trail is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Trail
- Cherrywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cherrywood is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Flat Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Fox Trace
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fox Trace is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Trace
- Hidden Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hidden Harbor is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Harbor
- Holiday Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Holiday Heights is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
- Holland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holland is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Keith Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Keith Ferry is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Ferry
- Maple Forge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Maple Forge is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Forge
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Serene Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Serene Shores is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene Shores
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Summer Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Summer Point is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Point
- Estimated population in 2019: 158 people
- Tanner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tanner is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
- Trudy
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Trudy is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trudy
- Twin Rivers
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Twin Rivers is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
- Wolfs Head
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wolfs Head is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Head
How Far From Absalom 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 Absalom to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Absalom once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Absalom and extending to:
- Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Absalom to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 497 miles [799.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,395 miles [10,291.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,098 miles [11,423.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,976 miles [8,008.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Absalom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Absalom) 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 Absalom 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 Absalom. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2736, Longitude: -83.9151 In this case, the coordinates for Absalom have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.995 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.454 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.972 degrees. |
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