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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 Hammett Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hammett Acres 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 Hammett Acres:
    • 33.174566, -84.987438
    • 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 Hammett Acres
  • 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 Hammett Acres is near Heard County and also Coweta 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 Coweta 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 Hammett Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hammett Acres ...

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 Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bass Crossroads is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Crossroads
  • Beaver Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaver Cove is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cove
  • Cooksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cooksville is located in Heard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
  • Creek Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Creek Ridge is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Ridge
  • Eagles Rest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Eagles Rest is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Rest
  • Five Points
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Five Points is located in Heard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Hillcrest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillcrest is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Hogansville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Louise
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Louise is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Meadowlands
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Meadowlands is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlands
    • Mooty Ferry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mooty Ferry is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooty Ferry
    • Riverwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverwood is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Sunny Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunny Point is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
    • Trimble
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Trimble is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
    • View Pointe
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • View Pointe is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Pointe

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hammett Acres and extending to:

  • LaGrange, which is the Seat of Troup County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hammett Acres to LaGrange, with an average speed<3> 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 52 miles [83.7 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 593 miles [954.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,491 miles [10,446.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,193 miles [11,576 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,072 miles [8,162.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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>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- Hammett Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Hammett Acres 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 Hammett Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1746, Longitude: -84.9874       In this case, the coordinates for Hammett Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.579 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.972 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.656 degrees.