Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hahira, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hahira and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hahira
- 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 Hahira:
- 30.991378, -83.372742
- 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 Hahira
- 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 Lowndes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lowndes County
- Since Hahira is near Cook County and also Brooks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cook County
- eBird sighting report for Brooks 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 Hahira ...
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.
- Barney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Barney is located in Brooks County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barney <1>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Barney
- From Hahira to Barney
- Cecil
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Cecil is located in Cook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cecil <1>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cecil
- From Hahira to Cecil
- Eager
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Fellowship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fellowship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Fellowship is located in Cook County
- Five Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Lowndes County
- Gates ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Golden ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Greggs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Heartpine ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Jerusalem ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Mineola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Pebblewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebblewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblewood
- Pebblewood is located in Lowndes County
- Wood Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley
- Wood Valley is located in Lowndes County
How Far From Hahira 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 Hahira to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Hahira and extending to:
- Valdosta, which is the Seat of Lowndes County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hahira to Valdosta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 199 miles [320.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 652 miles [1,049.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,209 miles [11,601.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,095 miles [8,199.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hahira: www.hahira.ga.us/
The official website for Lowndes County: www.lowndescounty.com/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- Hahira) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hahira. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9914, Longitude: -83.3727 |
| <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 Hahira 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 311.533 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.46 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.548 degrees. |