Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Devane:
  • 34.400654, -83.869071
  • 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 Devane

• 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 Hall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
  • Since Devane is near Lumpkin County and also Dawson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lumpkin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dawson 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 Devane

Curious and Interesting Names Near Devane ...

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.

• Beaver Pond
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Beaver Pond is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Pond
• Big Oak
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Oak is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
• Blueberry Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Blueberry Hills is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hills
• Cherokee Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherokee Meadows is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Meadows
• Destitute Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Destitute Acres is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Destitute Acres
• Greystone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Greystone is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
• Happy Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Happy Valley is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
• Heather Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Heather Heights is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
• Indian Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Indian Hills is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Lake Watch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Watch is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Watch
• Price
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Price is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
• River Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • River Point is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Shady Lane
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Shady Lane is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
  • Squirrel Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Squirrel Creek is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Creek
  • Wahoo Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Wahoo Forest is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo Forest
  • Wahoo Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Wahoo Valley is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo Valley

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Devane and extending to:

• Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Devane to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 489 miles [787 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,387 miles [10,278.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,091 miles [11,411.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,968 miles [7,995.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'