Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fort Lamar:
  • 34.240108, -83.273764
  • 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 Fort Lamar

• 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Since Fort Lamar is near Franklin County and also Banks 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 Banks 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 Fort Lamar

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Lamar ...

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.

• Bluestone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bluestone is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
• Bond
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bond is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
• Daniels Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Daniels Ferry is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Ferry
• Danielsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Danielsville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danielsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danielsville <1>
• Five Points
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Five Points is located in Banks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Hebron
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hebron is located in Banks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Hix
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hix is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
• James Spring ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • James Spring is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Spring
• Rogers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rogers is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
• Sandy Cross
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy Cross is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
• Walnut Hill ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Walnut Hill is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fort Lamar and extending to:

• Danielsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Fort Lamar 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 4 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 472 miles [759.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,369 miles [10,249.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,070 miles [11,378.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,949 miles [7,964.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'