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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 Gillsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gillsville 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 Gillsville:
- 34.307729, -83.633607
- 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 Gillsville
- 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 Gillsville is near Jackson County and also Banks 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 Banks 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 Gillsville
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gillsville ...
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.
- Dry Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Fleetwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fleetwood is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
- Frontier Trail
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frontier Trail is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Trail
- Greenway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenway is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Grove Level
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Level is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Level
- Holly Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Homer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hurricane Shoals ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hurricane Shoals is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Shoals
- Maysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Point is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
- Pond Fork ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pond Fork is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Fork
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Quiet Place in the Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rabbitown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rabbitown is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbitown
- Rainbow Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
- Shady Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shady Valley is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Valley
- Shamrock Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shamrock Heights is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Heights
- Sugar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Gillsville 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 city such as Gillsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gillsville and extending to:
- Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Gillsville to Gainesville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 57 miles [91.7 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 483 miles [777.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,381 miles [10,269.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,084 miles [11,400.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,962 miles [7,985.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gillsville) 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 Gillsville 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 Gillsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3077, Longitude: -83.6336 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.831 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.27 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.852 degrees. |
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