Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Gainesville 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 Gainesville Mills:
  • 34.277324, -83.817677
  • 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 Gainesville 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 Hall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
  • Since Gainesville Mills is near Jackson County and also Forsyth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth 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 Gainesville Mills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gainesville 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.

• Cherrywood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cherrywood is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
• Chicopee
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Chicopee is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
• Evergreen Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Heights is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Heights
• Fleetwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fleetwood is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
• Frontier Trail
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Frontier Trail is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Trail
• Green Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Hills is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
• Greenway
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenway is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
• Holland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Holland is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
• Maple Forge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Maple Forge is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Forge
• New Holland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • New Holland is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
• Rabbitown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rabbitown is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbitown
• Rainbow Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
• Riverbend
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Riverbend is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
• Shady Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Shady Valley is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Valley

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

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

• Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Gainesville Mills to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 492 miles [791.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,390 miles [10,283.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,093 miles [11,415.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,971 miles [8,000 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'