Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gholston Stand Crossroads:
  • 34.092889, -83.145704
  • 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 Gholston Stand Crossroads

• 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Since Gholston Stand Crossroads is near Oglethorpe County and also Elbert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oglethorpe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elbert 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 Gholston Stand Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gholston Stand Crossroads ...

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.

• Bluestone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bluestone is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
• Cedar Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Daniels Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Daniels Ferry is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Ferry
• Danielsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Danielsville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danielsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danielsville <1>
• Diamond Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Diamond Hill is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill
• Harpers Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Harpers Ferry is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ferry
• Moon Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Moon Ferry is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Ferry
• Moore Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Moore Ferry is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Ferry
• Porterfield
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Porterfield is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
• Vineyard Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Vineyard Creek is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Creek

How Far From Gholston Stand Crossroads to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gholston Stand Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Danielsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Gholston Stand Crossroads to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 474 miles [762.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,370 miles [10,251.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,071 miles [11,379.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,949 miles [7,964.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'