Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gay Lan:
  • 34.163156, -83.976294
  • 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 Gay Lan

• 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 Gay Lan is near Gwinnett County and also Forsyth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett 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 Gay Lan

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gay Lan ...

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.

• Beard
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Beard is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
• Flowery Branch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Flowery Branch is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery Branch
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flowery Branch <1>
• Forest Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Forest Park is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Green Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Green Crossing is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Crossing
• Hammer
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hammer is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer
• Lights Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lights Ferry is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lights Ferry
• Misty Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Misty Cove is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Cove
• Pebble Brook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pebble Brook is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Brook
• Rest Haven
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
• Roberts Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Roberts Crossroads is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Crossroads
• Woodlake
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Woodlake is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake

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

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

• Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gay Lan to Gainesville, 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 36 miles [57.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 504 miles [811.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,402 miles [10,303 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,105 miles [11,434.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,983 miles [8,019.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'