Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Eagle Grove:
  • 34.296216, -83.006811
  • 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 Eagle Grove

• 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 Hart County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hart County
  • Since Eagle Grove is near Franklin County and also Elbert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elbert 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 Eagle Grove

Communities Also Named Eagle Grove ...

We found one communities that are also named Eagle Grove.

Within Georgia, the name Eagle Grove is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Eagle Grove in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Iowa
    • Wright County
    • This Eagle Grove is located in Wright County and lies 823 miles [1,324.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Eagle Grove that is located in Hart County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wright County community of Eagle Grove.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eagle Grove ...

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.

• Amandaville ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Amandaville is located in Hart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amandaville
• Bowersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bowersville is located in Hart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowersville <2>
• Cross Roads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cross Roads is located in Hart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Flat Shoals
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Flat Shoals is located in Hart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
• Goldmine
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Goldmine is located in Hart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldmine
• Hard Cash
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hard Cash is located in Elbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Cash
• Harper
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Harper is located in Elbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
• Hartwell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hartwell is located in Hart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartwell <2>
• Reeds
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Reeds is located in Hart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
• Thirteen Forks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Thirteen Forks is located in Elbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirteen Forks

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

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

• Hartwell, which is the Seat of Hart County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Eagle Grove to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>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 458 miles [737.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,355 miles [10,227.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,056 miles [11,355.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,934 miles [7,940.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'