Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fortsonia:
  • 34.015116, -82.779027
  • 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 Fortsonia

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fortsonia ...

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.

• Bell
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bell is located in Elbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
• Beverly
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Beverly is located in Elbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
• Cherokee Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherokee Ferry is located in Elbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ferry
• Dove Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dove Creek is located in Elbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Creek
• Gill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Gill is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
• Goose Pond ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Goose Pond is located in Oglethorpe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Pond
• Harpers Ferry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Harpers Ferry is located in Elbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ferry
• Jones Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jones Ferry is located in Oglethorpe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ferry
• Norman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Norman is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
• Pearl
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pearl is located in Elbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
• Silk Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Silk Mills is located in Elbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
  • Estimated population in 2019: 277 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Fortsonia and extending to:

• Elberton, which is the Seat of Elbert County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Fortsonia to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>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 6 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 463 miles [745.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,358 miles [10,232.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,057 miles [11,357.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,936 miles [7,943.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'