Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Elery:
  • 33.355394, -85.133832
  • 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 Elery

• 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 Heard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Heard County
  • Since Elery is near Carroll County and also Coweta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coweta 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 Elery

Communities Also Named Elery ...

We found one communities that are also named Elery.

Within Georgia, the name Elery is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ohio
    • Henry County
    • This Elery is located in Henry County and lies 551 miles [886.7 km]<1> to the north of the Elery that is located in Heard County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Elery.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elery ...

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.

• Centralhatchee
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
• Franklin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Franklin is located in Heard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
• Red Oak
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Red Oak is located in Heard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
• Rockridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rockridge is located in Heard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockridge
• Roosterville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Roosterville is located in Heard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
• Shellnut
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Shellnut is located in Heard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellnut
• Star Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Star Point is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Point
• Stoney Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stoney Point is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
• Unity
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Unity is located in Heard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
• Whispering Pines
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Whispering Pines is located in Heard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
• Yellow Dirt
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Yellow Dirt is located in Heard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Dirt

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

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

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Heard County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Elery to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> 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 most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 591 miles [951.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,489 miles [10,443 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,192 miles [11,574.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,070 miles [8,159.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'