Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Allon:
  • 32.637644, -83.983798
  • 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 Allon

• 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
  • Since Allon is near Peach County and also Taylor County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Peach County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor 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 Allon

Communities Also Named Allon ...

We found one communities that are also named Allon.

Within Georgia, the name Allon is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Allon in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Louisiana
    • Pointe Coupee Parish
    • This Allon is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Allon that is located in Crawford County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pointe Coupee Parish community of Allon.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Allon ...

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.

• Francisville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Francisville is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisville
• Friendship
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Friendship is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Horns
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Horns is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns
• Indian Oaks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Oaks is located in Peach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
• Peach Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Peach Valley is located in Peach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Valley
• Roberta
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Roberta is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roberta <2>
• Sandy Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Sandy Point is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
• Valley Pines
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Valley Pines is located in Peach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Pines
• Willow Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Willow Lake is located in Peach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake

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

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

• Knoxville, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies just to the North.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Allon to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 581 miles [935 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,473 miles [10,417.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,170 miles [11,539 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,050 miles [8,127.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'