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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 Ai, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ai 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 Ai:
- 34.833694, -84.452704
- 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 Ai
- 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 Gilmer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gilmer County
- Since Ai is near Fannin County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fannin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Ai
Communities Also Named Ai ...
We found three communities that are also named Ai.
Within Georgia, the name Ai is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cleburne County
- This Ai is located in Cleburne County and lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ai that is located in Gilmer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleburne County community of Ai.
- North Carolina
- Person County
- This Ai is located in Person County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ai that is located in Gilmer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Person County community of Ai.
- Ohio
- Fulton County
- This Ai is located in Fulton County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the north of the Ai that is located in Gilmer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Ai.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ai ...
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.
- Cherry Log
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Chopped Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chopped Oak is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopped Oak
- Flat Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Branch is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
- Goose Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goose Island is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Island
- Jones Mill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jones Mill is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
- Lickskillet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lickskillet is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Maxwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maxwell is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Oasis
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oasis is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Sugar Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Creek is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
How Far From Ai 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 Ai to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ai and extending to:
- Ellijay, which is the Seat of Gilmer County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Ai to Ellijay, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 496 miles [798.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving 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 6,391 miles [10,285.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,099 miles [11,424.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,975 miles [8,006.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Ai) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Ai 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 Ai. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8337, Longitude: -84.4527 In this case, the coordinates for Ai have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.333 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.921 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.045 degrees. |
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