Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Conasauga, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Conasauga and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Conasauga
- 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 Conasauga:
- 34.782305, -84.591321
- 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 Conasauga
- 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 Gilmer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gilmer County
- Since Conasauga is near Murray County and also Fannin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Murray County
- eBird sighting report for Fannin 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 Conasauga ...
We found three communities that share the name Conasauga.
Within Georgia, the name Conasauga is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Anderson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Conasauga [Anderson County].
- McMinn County
- This Conasauga is located in McMinn County and lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<2> to the north of the Conasauga that is located in Gilmer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Conasauga.
- Polk County
- This Conasauga is located in Polk County and lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the north northwest of the Conasauga that is located in Gilmer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Conasauga.
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Conasauga ...
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.
- Chopped Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chopped Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopped Oak
- Chopped Oak is located in Gilmer County
- Dennis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Elders
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Flat Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
- Flat Branch is located in Gilmer County
- Fort Mountain ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mountain
- Fort Mountain is located in Murray County
- Jones Mill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
- Jones Mill is located in Gilmer County
- Mountaintown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountaintown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaintown
- Mountaintown is located in Gilmer County
- Pleasant Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- 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 Gilmer County
- Ratcliff ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Conasauga 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 Conasauga to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Conasauga once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Conasauga and extending to:
- Ellijay, which is the Seat of Gilmer County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Conasauga to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>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 4 days. 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 504 miles [811.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,399 miles [10,298.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,107 miles [11,437.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,984 miles [8,021 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Conasauga could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Conasauga) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Conasauga. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7823, Longitude: -84.5913 In this case, the coordinates for Conasauga have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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 Conasauga, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Conasauga to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.413 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.007 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.114 degrees. |