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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Furnace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Furnace and the surrounding area.
- 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 Furnace:
- 34.649028, -85.090971
- 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 Furnace
- 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 Walker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
- Since Furnace is near Chattooga County and also Whitfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chattooga County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Whitfield 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 Furnace
Communities Also Named Furnace ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Furnace.
Within Georgia, the name Furnace is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Bibb County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Furnace [Bibb County].
- California
- Inyo County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Inyo County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Inyo County community of Furnace.
- Indiana
- Greene County
- This Furnace is located in Greene County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Furnace that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Furnace.
- Kentucky
- Estill County
- This Furnace is located in Estill County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Furnace that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Estill County community of Furnace.
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Furnace is located in Harford County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<3> to the northeast of the Furnace that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Furnace.
- Worcester County
- This Furnace is located in Worcester County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km] to the east northeast of the Furnace that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Furnace.
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- This Furnace is located in Worcester County and lies 876 miles [1,409.8 km]<3> to the northeast of the Furnace that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Furnace.
- Michigan
- Antrim County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Furnace [Antrim County].
- Ohio
- Erie County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Erie County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Furnace.
- Tennessee
- Hickman County
- This Furnace is located in Hickman County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Furnace that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Furnace.
- Johnson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Furnace [Johnson County].
- Virginia
- Page County
- This Furnace is located in Page County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the Furnace that is located in Walker County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Page County community of Furnace.
- Spotsylvania County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Furnace [Spotsylvania County].
- West Virginia
- Hardy County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Furnace [Hardy County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Furnace ...
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.
- Beatum
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beatum is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatum
- Carbondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carbondale is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Chestnutflat ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnutflat is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnutflat
- Five Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Five Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Springs
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Greenbush ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenbush is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Hill City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hill City is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Naomi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Naomi is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
- Sugar Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Water Valley is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
How Far From Furnace 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 Furnace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Furnace once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Furnace and extending to:
- LaFayette, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Furnace to LaFayette, with an average speed<5> 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 73 miles [117.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 533 miles [857.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,135 miles [11,482.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,011 miles [8,064.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Furnace 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. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Furnace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Furnace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Furnace to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Furnace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6490, Longitude: -85.0910 In this case, the coordinates for Furnace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.707 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.327 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.349 degrees. |
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