Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Elberta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elberta and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Elberta
- 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 Elberta:
- 32.659310, -83.618794
- 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 Elberta
- 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Houston County
- Since Elberta is near Bibb County and also Peach County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bibb County
- eBird sighting report for Peach 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 Elberta ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Elberta.
Within Georgia, the name Elberta is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Calhoun County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Elberta [Calhoun County].
- Howard County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Elberta [Howard County].
- Searcy County
- This Elberta is located in Searcy County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Elberta that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Searcy County community of Elberta.
- Yell County
- This Elberta is located in Yell County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km] to the west northwest of the Elberta that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yell County community of Elberta.
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Reynolds County
- Although located in Reynolds County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reynolds County community of Elberta.
- New York
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Utah
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elberta ...
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.
- Bass
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,001 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <5>
- Creekside
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Danes Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danes Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danes Meadow
- Danes Meadow is located in Houston County
- Deerwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Dove Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Echo Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Fairystone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairystone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairystone
- Fairystone is located in Bibb County
- Forest Pointe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Pointe
- Forest Pointe is located in Houston County
- Hickory Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
- Hickory Woods is located in Houston County
- Hidden Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
- Hidden Oaks is located in Houston County
- Holly Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Bluff
- Holly Bluff is located in Houston County
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- Honey Ridge Plantation
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Ridge Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Ridge Plantation
- Honey Ridge Plantation is located in Houston County
- Hunters Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Hunters Ridge is located in Houston County
- Kings Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossing
- Kings Crossing is located in Houston County
- Liberty View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty View
- Liberty View is located in Bibb County
- Quail Meadow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Meadow
- Quail Meadow is located in Houston County
- Quail Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Rutland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Three Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
- Three Oaks is located in Bibb County
- Turtle Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turtle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
- Turtle Creek is located in Houston County
- Honey Ridge Plantation
How Far From Elberta 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 Elberta to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elberta and extending to:
- Perry, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Elberta to Perry, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 566 miles [910.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,152 miles [11,510 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,033 miles [8,099.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elberta. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Houston County: www.houstoncountyga.com/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elberta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elberta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6593, Longitude: -83.6188 In this case, the coordinates for Elberta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Elberta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Elberta 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Elberta to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.759 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.954 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.253 degrees. |