Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gower Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gower Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gower Springs
- 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 Gower Springs:
- 34.31527, -83.829257
- 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 Gower Springs
- 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 Gower Springs is near Forsyth County and also Banks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Forsyth 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 Gower Springs ...
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.
- Blueberry Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blueberry Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hills
- Blueberry Hills is located in Hall County
- Cherokee Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Meadows
- Cherokee Meadows is located in Hall County
- Cherrywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrywood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Cherrywood is located in Hall County
- Crown Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
- Crown Point is located in Hall County
- Fleetwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Green Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Green Hills is located in Hall County
- Greenway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Greystone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Griffin Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffin Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Heights
- Griffin Heights is located in Hall County
- Happy Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Happy Valley is located in Hall County
- Holland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Looper Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Looper Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looper Lake
- Looper Lake is located in Hall County
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- New Holland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- New Holland is located in Hall County
- Quiet Place in the Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Rainbow Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- 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
- River Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- River Point is located in Hall County
- Riverbend
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Scoutland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Shady Lane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
- Shady Lane is located in Hall County
- Shady Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Sunset Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
- Sunset Heights is located in Hall County
- Wolfs Head
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolfs Head have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Head
- Wolfs Head is located in Hall County
- New Holland
How Far From Gower Springs to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Gower Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Gower Springs once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Gower Springs and extending to:
- Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Gower Springs to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 491 miles [790.2 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 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,389 miles [10,282.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,092 miles [11,413.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,970 miles [7,998.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gower Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gower Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gower Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3153, Longitude: -83.8293 In this case, the coordinates for Gower Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Gower Springs 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 311.946 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.403 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.927 degrees. |