Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Foster Mills:
  • 34.166207, -85.342733
  • 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 Foster Mills

• 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 Floyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
  • Since Foster Mills is near Polk County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Foster Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Foster Mills ...

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.

• Cave Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cave Spring is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave Spring <1>
• Chubbtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chubbtown is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbtown
• Friendship
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Friendship is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Grantville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
• Horseshoe Bend
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Horseshoe Bend is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
• Kirk's Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
• Mount Hope ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Hope is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Neals Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Neals Ferry is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals Ferry
• Radio Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Radio Springs is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radio Springs
• Six Mile
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Six Mile is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile
• Yancey ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Yancey is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey

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

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

• Rome, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Foster Mills to Rome, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 564 miles [907.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,460 miles [10,396.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,167 miles [11,534.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,044 miles [8,117.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'