Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bloodtown:
  • 34.626196, -84.688824
  • 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 Bloodtown

• 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 Murray County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Murray County
  • Since Bloodtown is near Gordon County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gordon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Bloodtown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bloodtown ...

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.

• Audubon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Audubon is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon
• Ball Ground
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ball Ground is located in Murray County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
• Buff ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Buff is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
  • Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
• Clipper
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Clipper is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper
• Dennis
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dennis is located in Murray County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
• Elders
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Elders is located in Gilmer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elders
• Fields Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fields Ferry is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Ferry
• Ranger
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Ranger is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranger <1>
• Redbud
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Redbud is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
• Roundtop
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Roundtop is located in Gilmer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtop
• Scarecorn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Scarecorn is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarecorn
• Sweden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sweden is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
• Town Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Town Creek is located in Gilmer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek

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

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

• Chatsworth, which is the Seat of Murray County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bloodtown to Chatsworth, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 515 miles [828.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,411 miles [10,317.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,118 miles [11,455.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,995 miles [8,038.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'