Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blountsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blountsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blountsville
- 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 Blountsville:
- 33.109857, -83.481833
- 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 Blountsville
- 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 Jones County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jones County
- Since Blountsville is near Putnam County and also Baldwin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- eBird sighting report for Baldwin 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 Blountsville ...
We found two communities that share the name Blountsville.
Within Georgia, the name Blountsville is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Blount County
- This Blountsville is located in Blount County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Blountsville that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Blountsville.
- Indiana
- Henry County
- This Blountsville is located in Henry County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the north of the Blountsville that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Blountsville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blountsville ...
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.
- Bragg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Fortville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- Fortville is located in Jones County
- Gray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Gray is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <3>
- Haddock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Haddock is located in Jones County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haddock <3>
- Pine Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pine Ridge is located in Jones County
- Round Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
- Round Oak is located in Jones County
- Union Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Putnam County
- Wayside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Wayside is located in Jones County
How Far From Blountsville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Blountsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blountsville and extending to:
- Gray, which is the Seat of Jones County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Blountsville to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full 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 537 miles [864.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,127 miles [11,469.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,007 miles [8,058 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blountsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jones County: www.jonescounty.org
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Blountsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blountsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1099, Longitude: -83.4818 In this case, the coordinates for Blountsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Blountsville 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 311.70 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.949 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.092 degrees. |