Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Barretts Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barretts Mill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Barretts 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 Barretts Mill:
- 34.007891, -83.364602
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Barretts 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Since Barretts Mill is near Madison County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- eBird sighting report for Jackson 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Barretts 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.
- Camelot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Cedar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Creek is located in Clarke County
- Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Cherokee Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Cherokee Forest is located in Clarke County
- Diamond Rock ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Rock
- Diamond Rock is located in Madison County
- Dogsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Dowdy ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Elder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Hull
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Hull is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <2>
- Overlook Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overlook Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Lake
- Overlook Lake is located in Clarke County
- Quailwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Rollingwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Rollingwood is located in Clarke County
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- Shoal Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoal Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Shoal Creek is located in Clarke County
- Shoalsview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoalsview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoalsview
- Shoalsview is located in Clarke County
- Stonemill Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonemill Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemill Run
- Stonemill Run is located in Clarke County
- University Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- University Heights is located in Clarke County
- Winter Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Hills
- Winter Hills is located in Clarke County
- Winterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville
- Winterville is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterville <2>
- Shoal Creek
How Far From Barretts 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 Barretts Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Barretts Mill and extending to:
- Athens, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Barretts Mill to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 487 miles [783.8 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 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,383 miles [10,272.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,084 miles [11,400.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,963 miles [7,987.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barretts Mill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barretts Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barretts Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0079, Longitude: -83.3646 In this case, the coordinates for Barretts Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Barretts Mill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.664 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.035 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.823 degrees. |