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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 Bryan Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bryan Mill and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bryan Mill:
    • 34.897862, -84.172415
    • 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 Bryan 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 Fannin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fannin County
    • Since Bryan Mill is near Union County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Bryan Mill

Communities Also Named Bryan Mill ...

We found two communities that are also named Bryan Mill.

Within Georgia, the name Bryan Mill is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lycoming County
      • This Bryan Mill is located in Lycoming County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bryan Mill that is located in Fannin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Bryan Mill.
    • Tennessee
      • Coffee County
      • This Bryan Mill is located in Coffee County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bryan Mill that is located in Fannin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Bryan Mill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bryan 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.

  • Cutcane
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cutcane is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
  • Forge Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Forge Mill is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Mill
  • Hemp
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hemp is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
  • Jones Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jones Creek is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
  • Loving
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Loving is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving
  • Maple Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Maple Grove is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Mashburn Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Mashburn Mill is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashburn Mill
  • Pearl
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pearl is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Rogers ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rogers is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Sparks Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sparks Mill is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Mill
  • Sweet Gum
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Sweet Gum is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Gum

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bryan Mill and extending to:

  • Blue Ridge, which is the Seat of Fannin County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Bryan Mill to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>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 480 miles [772.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,376 miles [10,261.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,083 miles [11,399 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,960 miles [7,982.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Bryan Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Bryan 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 Bryan Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8979, Longitude: -84.1724       In this case, the coordinates for Bryan Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.168 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.741 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.916 degrees.