Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Halloca, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Halloca and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Halloca
- 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 Halloca:
- 32.348481, -84.783259
- 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 Halloca
- 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 Chattahoochee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chattahoochee County
- Since Halloca is near Muscogee County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Muscogee County
- eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Halloca ...
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.
- Christopher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christopher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
- Christopher is located in Chattahoochee County
- Cottage Mills ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Mills
- Cottage Mills is located in Chattahoochee County
- Eelbeck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Gobblers Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gobblers Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobblers Hill
- Gobblers Hill is located in Chattahoochee County
- Green Hill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Hill is located in Stewart County
- Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heineburg Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
- Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 people
- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Manta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Sand Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Halloca 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 Halloca 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 Halloca once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Halloca and extending to:
- Cusseta, which is the Seat of Chattahoochee County, lies just to the South.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<3> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Halloca to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 626 miles [1,007.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,219 miles [11,617.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,099 miles [8,206 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Halloca, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Halloca) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Halloca. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3485, Longitude: -84.7833 In this case, the coordinates for Halloca 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 Halloca 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 312.414 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.667 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.764 degrees. |