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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 Barretts Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Barretts Mill 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Barretts Mill
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)
- Camelot is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cedar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Center is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Cherokee Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cherokee Forest is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Diamond Rock ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond Rock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Rock
- Dogsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dogsboro is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogsboro
- Dowdy ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dowdy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdy
- Elder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elder is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Hull
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Overlook Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Overlook Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Lake
- Quailwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quailwood is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailwood
- Rollingwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rollingwood is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Shoal Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shoal Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Shoalsview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shoalsview is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoalsview
- Stonemill Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stonemill Run is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemill Run
- University Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- University Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Winter Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Winter Hills is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Hills
- Winterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Barretts Mill 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 Barretts 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 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]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Barretts Mill to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,963 miles [7,987.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barretts Mill) 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 Barretts Mill 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 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). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.664 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.035 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.823 degrees. |
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