Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hannatown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hannatown and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hannatown
- 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 Hannatown:
- 30.710747, -84.670194
- 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 Hannatown
- 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 Decatur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Decatur County
- Since Hannatown is near Gadsden County and also Seminole County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gadsden County
- eBird sighting report for Seminole 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
Communities Also Named Hannatown ...
We found one communities that share the name Hannatown.
Within Georgia, the name Hannatown is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Hannatown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hannatown ...
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.
- Bethany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Branchville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Branchville is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Dogtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Faceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
- Faceville is located in Decatur County
- Hardaway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Jinks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <3>
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Recovery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - River Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- River Junction is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Rosedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Sawdust
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Hannatown 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 Hannatown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Hannatown and extending to:
- Bainbridge, which is the Seat of Decatur County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hannatown to Bainbridge, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 210 miles [338 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 711 miles [1,144.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,282 miles [11,719.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,166 miles [8,313.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hannatown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Hannatown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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- Hannatown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hannatown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7107, Longitude: -84.6702 In this case, the coordinates for Hannatown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Hannatown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.245 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.244 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.074 degrees. |