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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 Gower Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gower Springs 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth 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 Gower Springs
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)
- Blueberry Hills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hills
- Cherokee Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Meadows is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Meadows
- Cherrywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherrywood is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Crown Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crown Point is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
- Fleetwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fleetwood is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
- Green Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Greenway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenway is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Greystone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greystone is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Griffin Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin Heights is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Heights
- Happy Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Happy Valley is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Holland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holland is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Looper Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Looper Lake is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looper Lake
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- New Holland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Quiet Place in the Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rabbitown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rabbitown is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbitown
- Rainbow Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
- River Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- River Point is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- Riverbend
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Riverbend is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Scoutland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scoutland is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scoutland
- Shady Lane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shady Lane is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
- Shady Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shady Valley is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Valley
- Shamrock Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shamrock Heights is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Heights
- Sunset Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunset Heights is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
- Wolfs Head
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wolfs Head is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Head
How Far From Gower Springs 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 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<1> community of Gower Springs once stood, the straight-line distance<2> 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]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Gower Springs to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,970 miles [7,998.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gower Springs) 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 Gower Springs 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 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). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.946 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.403 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.927 degrees. |
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