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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 Coniston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coniston 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 Coniston:
    • 34.637863, -84.709102
    • 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 Coniston
  • 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 Coniston is near Gordon County and also Gilmer 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 Gilmer 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 Coniston

Communities Also Named Coniston ...

We found two communities that are also named Coniston.

Within Georgia, the name Coniston is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Yolo County
      • This Coniston is located in Yolo County and lies 2,047 miles [3,294.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Coniston that is located in Murray County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yolo County community of Coniston.
    • Ontario
      • This Coniston lies 843 miles [1,356.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Coniston that is located in Murray County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coniston ...

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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Audubon is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon
  • Ball Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Ball Ground is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
  • Bloodtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Bloodtown is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodtown
  • Buff ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Clipper is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper
  • Dennis
    (4 miles [6.4 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fields Ferry is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Ferry
  • Fort Mountain ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Fort Mountain is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mountain
  • Ranger
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Redbud
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Redbud is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
  • Roundtop
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Roundtop is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtop
  • Sweden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sweden is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden

How Far From Coniston to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Coniston to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Chatsworth, which is the Seat of Murray County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Coniston to Chatsworth, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 63 miles [101.4 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 516 miles [830.4 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>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coniston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Coniston 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 Coniston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6379, Longitude: -84.7091       In this case, the coordinates for Coniston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.479 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.062 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.198 degrees.