Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Elrod, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elrod and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Elrod
- 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 Elrod:
- 34.408709, -83.885461
- 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 Elrod
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Hall County
- Since Elrod is near Lumpkin County and also Dawson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lumpkin County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Elrod ...
We found six communities that share the name Elrod.
Within Georgia, the name Elrod is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- South Dakota
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elrod ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Pond
- Beaver Pond is located in Hall County
- Big Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Blueberry Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blueberry Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hills
- Blueberry Hills is located in Hall County
- Cherokee Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Meadows
- Cherokee Meadows is located in Hall County
- Destitute Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Destitute Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Destitute Acres
- Destitute Acres is located in Hall County
- Greystone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Happy Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Happy Valley is located in Hall County
- Heather Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
- Heather Heights is located in Hall County
- Indian Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Hall County
- Lake Shore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Lake Shore is located in Hall County
- Lake Watch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Watch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Watch
- Lake Watch is located in Hall County
- Leisure Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Lake
- Leisure Lake is located in Hall County
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- Looper Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Looper Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looper Lake
- Looper Lake is located in Hall County
- Price
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Price is located in Hall County
- River Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- River Point is located in Hall County
- River Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Scoutland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Shady Lane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
- Shady Lane is located in Hall County
- Squirrel Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squirrel Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Creek
- Squirrel Creek is located in Hall County
- Wahoo Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahoo Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo Forest
- Wahoo Forest is located in Hall County
- Wahoo Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahoo Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo Valley
- Wahoo Valley is located in Hall County
- Looper Lake
How Far From Elrod 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 Elrod to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elrod 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 south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Elrod to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,969 miles [7,996.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elrod. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hall County: www.hallcounty.org/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elrod) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elrod. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4087, Longitude: -83.8855 In this case, the coordinates for Elrod have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Elrod 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Elrod to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.982 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.458 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.926 degrees. |