Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ballew Mill:
  • 34.839250, -84.349088
  • 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 Ballew Mill

• 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 Fannin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fannin County
  • Since Ballew Mill is near Gilmer County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gilmer 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 Ballew Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ballew Mill ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherry Log is located in Gilmer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Log
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Log <1>
• Chestnut Gap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
• Due ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Due is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Due
• Forge Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Forge Mill is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Mill
• Goose Island
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Goose Island is located in Gilmer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Island
• Greens Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
• Lickskillet
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lickskillet is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
• Maxwell
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Maxwell is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
• Mineral Bluff
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mineral Bluff is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Bluff
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Bluff <1>
• Murphy Junction
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Murphy Junction is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Junction
• Sugar Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sugar Creek is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
• Windy Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Windy Ridge is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Ridge

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ballew Mill and extending to:

• Blue Ridge, which is the Seat of Fannin County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Ballew Mill 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 491 miles [790.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,387 miles [10,278.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,094 miles [11,416.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,970 miles [7,998.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'