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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 Gilleland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gilleland 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 Gilleland:
- 34.220936, -83.845732
- 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 Gilleland
- 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 Gilleland 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 Gilleland
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gilleland ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cherrywood is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Chestnut Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chicopee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chicopee is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Eaglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Eaglewood is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
- Evergreen Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Heights is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Heights
- Fox Trace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Trace is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Trace
- Green Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Hills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Hidden Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hidden Harbor is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Harbor
- Holiday Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Heights is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
- Holiday Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holiday Meadows is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Meadows
- Holland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holland is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Maple Forge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Forge is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Forge
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mulberry
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mulberry is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Pleasant Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasant Brook is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Pleasant View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Quail Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Quail Run is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Reed
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Reed is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Tanner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tanner is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
- Tanner Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tanner Mill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Mill
- Vista Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Vista Brook is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Brook
How Far From Gilleland 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 Gilleland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gilleland and extending to:
- Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Gilleland to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> 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 496 miles [798.2 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 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,394 miles [10,290.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,097 miles [11,421.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,975 miles [8,006.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gilleland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Gilleland 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 Gilleland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2209, Longitude: -83.8457 In this case, the coordinates for Gilleland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.953 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.398 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.958 degrees. |
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