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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gillsville
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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) - Fleetwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Frontier Trail
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Trail
- Frontier Trail is located in Hall County
- Greenway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Grove Level
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Level have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Level
- Grove Level is located in Jackson County
- Holly Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Homer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Homer is located in Banks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <2>
- Hurricane Shoals ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurricane Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Shoals
- Hurricane Shoals is located in Jackson County
- Maysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Maysville is located in Banks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,175 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <2>
- New Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- New Holland is located in Hall County
- Pine Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
- Pine Point is located in Hall County
- Pond Fork ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Quiet Place in the Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quiet Place in the Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Place in the Woods
- Quiet Place in the Woods is located in Hall County
- Rabbitown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Rainbow Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
- Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
- Shady Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Valley
- Shady Valley is located in Hall County
- Shamrock Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Heights
- Shamrock Heights is located in Hall County
- Sugar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Quiet Place in the Woods
How Far From Gillsville 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 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<3> beginning in Gillsville and extending to:
- Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Gillsville to Gainesville, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,962 miles [7,985.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gillsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hall County: www.hallcounty.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Gillsville) to Point B.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 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.831 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.27 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.852 degrees. |