Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gaddistown:
  • 34.703978, -84.078803
  • 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 Gaddistown

• 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
  • Since Gaddistown is near Fannin County and also Lumpkin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fannin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lumpkin 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 Gaddistown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gaddistown ...

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.

• Jay ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jay is located in Lumpkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
• Jones Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jones Creek is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
• Nimblewill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Nimblewill is located in Lumpkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimblewill
• Otto ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Otto is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
• Owltown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Owltown is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
• Pleasant Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Porter Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Porter Springs is located in Lumpkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
• Rogers ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Rogers is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
• Sarah
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sarah is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
• Sugar Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sugar Hill is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
• Swan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Swan is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
• Three Forks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Three Forks is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
• Walnut ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Walnut is located in Lumpkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
• Youngcane ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Youngcane is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people

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

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

• Blairsville, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gaddistown to Blairsville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 484 miles [778.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,382 miles [10,270.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,087 miles [11,405.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,964 miles [7,988.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'