Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blairsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blairsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blairsville
- 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 Blairsville:
- 34.876265, -83.958095
- 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 Blairsville
- 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Blairsville is near Towns County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Towns County
- eBird sighting report for Clay 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
Communities Also Named Blairsville ...
We found seven communities that share the name Blairsville.
Within Georgia, the name Blairsville is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Hamilton County
- This Blairsville is located in Hamilton County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Blairsville that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Blairsville.
- Williamson County
- This Blairsville is located in Williamson County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km] to the northwest of the Blairsville that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Blairsville.
- Indiana
- Posey County
- This Blairsville is located in Posey County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Blairsville that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Posey County community of Blairsville.
- Missouri
- Saint Francois County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Saint Francois County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francois County community of Blairsville.
- Ohio
- Clermont County
- This Blairsville is located in Clermont County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the north of the Blairsville that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Blairsville.
- Pennsylvania
- Indiana County
- This Blairsville is located in Indiana County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Blairsville that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Blairsville.
- South Carolina
- York County
- This Blairsville is located in York County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the east of the Blairsville that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Blairsville.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blairsville ...
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.
- Canal Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
- Canal Lake is located in Union County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
- Ebenezer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Hood ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Laura ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Otto ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Owltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Union County
- Pleasant Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Union County
- Trackrock ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Blairsville 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 city such as Blairsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blairsville and extending to:
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Blairsville to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>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 472 miles [759.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,368 miles [10,248.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,075 miles [11,386.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,952 miles [7,969.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blairsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Union County: www.unioncounty.gov/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Blairsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blairsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8763, Longitude: -83.9581 |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Blairsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Blairsville 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 312.04 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.59 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.835 degrees. |