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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 Halls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Halls 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 Halls:
- 34.298426, -84.939943
- 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 Halls
- 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 Halls is near Floyd County and also Gordon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd 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 Halls
Communities Also Named Halls ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Halls.
Within Georgia, the name Halls is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Alameda County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Halls [Alameda County].
- Maine
- Penobscot County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Halls [Penobscot County].
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Halls [Prince George's County].
- Michigan
- Muskegon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Halls [Muskegon County].
- Missouri
- Buchanan County
- This Halls is located in Buchanan County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Halls that is located in Bartow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Halls.
- Lafayette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Halls [Lafayette County].
- North Carolina
- Columbus County
- This Halls is located in Columbus County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<2> to the east of the Halls that is located in Bartow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Halls.
- Hertford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Halls [Hertford County].
- Ohio
- Harrison County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Harrison County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Halls.
- Pennsylvania
- Lycoming County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Halls [Lycoming County].
- Potter County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Halls [Potter County].
- Tennessee
- Benton County
- This Halls is located in Benton County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Halls that is located in Bartow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Halls.
- Knox County
- This Halls is located in Knox County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the north northeast of the Halls that is located in Bartow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Halls.
- Lauderdale County
- This Halls is located in Lauderdale County and lies 274 miles [441 km] to the west northwest of the Halls that is located in Bartow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Halls.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Halls ...
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.
- Bass Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Dewey Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dewey Crossroads is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey Crossroads
- Five Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Five Forks is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Ford ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ford is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
- Grassdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grassdale is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassdale
- Gum Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Springs is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Hermitage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Jones Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Heights is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Heights
- Plainville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rodgers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rodgers is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
- Shallwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shallwood is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallwood
- Snow Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Springs is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Springs
- Waters Store ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Waters Store is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Store
How Far From Halls 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 Halls to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Halls and extending to:
- Cartersville, which is the Seat of Bartow County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Halls to Cartersville, with an average speed<5> 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 49 miles [78.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 540 miles [869 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,020 miles [8,078.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Halls could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Halls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Halls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Halls 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 Halls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2984, Longitude: -84.9399 In this case, the coordinates for Halls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.603 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.157 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.373 degrees. |
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