Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Graysons Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Graysons Landing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Graysons Landing

• 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 Graysons Landing:
  • 33.176510, -85.055495
  • 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 Graysons Landing

• 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 Troup County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Troup County
  • Since Graysons Landing is near Heard County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Heard County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Graysons Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Graysons Landing ...

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.

• Beaver Cove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Beaver Cove is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cove
• Cooksville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cooksville is located in Heard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
• Creek Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Creek Ridge is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Ridge
• Eagles Rest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Eagles Rest is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Rest
• Five Points
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Five Points is located in Heard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Hillcrest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hillcrest is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Holly Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Holly Hill is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
• Indian Bend
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Bend is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bend
• Meadowlands
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Meadowlands is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlands
• Mooty Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mooty Ferry is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooty Ferry
• Riverwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Riverwood is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
• Sassafrass Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
  • Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
• Sunny Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sunny Point is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
• View Pointe
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • View Pointe is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Pointe

How Far From Graysons Landing 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 community such as Graysons Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Graysons Landing and extending to:

• LaGrange, which is the Seat of Troup County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Graysons Landing to LaGrange, with an average speed<2> 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 55 miles [88.5 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 596 miles [959.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,494 miles [10,451.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,196 miles [11,580.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,075 miles [8,167.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'