Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hansell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hansell and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hansell

• 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 Hansell:
  • 31.027965, -84.066842
  • 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 Hansell

• 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 Thomas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Thomas County
  • Since Hansell is near Grady County and also Mitchell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grady County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mitchell 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 Hansell

Communities Also Named Hansell ...

We found one communities that are also named Hansell.

Within Georgia, the name Hansell is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Hansell in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Iowa
    • Franklin County
    • This Hansell is located in Franklin County and lies 950 miles [1,528.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hansell that is located in Thomas County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Hansell.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hansell ...

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.

• Booker Heights
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Booker Heights is located in Thomas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker Heights
• Cairo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cairo is located in Grady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <2>
• Cotton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Cotton is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotton <2>
• Long Branch
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Branch is located in Grady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
• Merrillville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Merrillville is located in Thomas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillville
• Oak Grove ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove is located in Grady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Petty ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Petty is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty
• Pleasant Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Grady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Rogerville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Rogerville is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogerville
• Union Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Hill is located in Grady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hansell and extending to:

• Thomasville, which is the Seat of Thomas County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hansell to Thomasville, with an average speed<3> 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 189 miles [304.2 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 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 672 miles [1,081.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,551 miles [10,542.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,241 miles [11,653.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,125 miles [8,247.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'