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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 Habersham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Habersham and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Habersham:
    • 34.248984, -84.797160
    • 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 Habersham
  • 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 Bartow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow County
    • Since Habersham is near Cherokee County and also Gordon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gordon 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 Habersham

Communities Also Named Habersham ...

We found four communities that are also named Habersham.

There are three communities within Georgia that are also named Habersham.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Habersham in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • DeKalb County
      • This Habersham is located in DeKalb County and lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Habersham that is located in Bartow County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Habersham.
    • Habersham County
      • This Habersham is located in Habersham County and lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Habersham that is located in Bartow County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Habersham County community of Habersham.
    • Jenkins County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Habersham [Jenkins County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Campbell County
      • This Habersham is located in Campbell County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Habersham that is located in Bartow County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Habersham.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Habersham ...

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.

  • Cartersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Center is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Dewey Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Dewey Crossroads is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey Crossroads
  • Five Forks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Five Forks is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Grassdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Grassdale is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassdale
  • Hidden Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hidden Hills is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
  • Holly Spring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Holly Spring is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Spring
  • Jones Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jones Heights is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Heights
  • Rodgers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rodgers is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
  • Shallwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Shallwood is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallwood
  • Wildwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Wildwood is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Habersham 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 Habersham to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Habersham and extending to:

  • Cartersville, which is the Seat of Bartow County, lies just to the South.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Habersham to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 536 miles [862.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,433 miles [10,352.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,139 miles [11,489.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,016 miles [8,072.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Habersham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Habersham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Habersham 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 Habersham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2490, Longitude: -84.7972       In this case, the coordinates for Habersham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.516 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.05 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.328 degrees.