Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Centralhatchee:
  • 33.368928, -85.103747
  • 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 Centralhatchee

• 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 Heard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Heard County
  • Since Centralhatchee is near Carroll County and also Coweta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coweta 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 Centralhatchee

Curious and Interesting Names Near Centralhatchee ...

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.

• Franklin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Franklin is located in Heard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
• Handy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Handy is located in Coweta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
• Rockridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rockridge is located in Heard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockridge
• Roosterville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Roosterville is located in Heard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
• Shellnut
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Shellnut is located in Heard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellnut
• Star Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Star Point is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Point
• Stoney Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stoney Point is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
• Unity
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Unity is located in Heard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
• Whispering Pines
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Whispering Pines is located in Heard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
• Yellow Dirt
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Yellow Dirt is located in Heard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Dirt

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

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

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Heard County, lies just to the South.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Centralhatchee to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 589 miles [947.9 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 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,487 miles [10,439.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,190 miles [11,571.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,068 miles [8,156.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'