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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 Hardys Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hardys Crossroads 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 Hardys Crossroads:
    • 33.380954, -83.816013
    • 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 Hardys Crossroads
  • 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 Jasper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
    • Since Hardys Crossroads is near Newton County and also Butts County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Butts 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 Hardys Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hardys Crossroads ...

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.

  • Hollow Oaks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hollow Oaks is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Oaks
  • Iron Springs Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Island Shoals ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Island Shoals is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Shoals
  • Kitchens Store ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Kitchens Store is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchens Store
  • Leadmore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Leadmore is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmore
  • Maxwell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Maxwell is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
  • Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Newton Chase
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Newton Chase is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Chase
  • Prospect
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Prospect is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Riverside Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverside Park is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
  • Riverwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverwood is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
  • Rocky Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Rocky Creek is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Rocky Plains
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Rocky Plains is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Plains
    • Silver Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Lake is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Stark
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Stark is located in Butts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
    • Turtles Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Turtles Cove is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtles Cove
    • Union
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Union is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hardys Crossroads and extending to:

  • Monticello, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hardys Crossroads to Monticello, with an average speed<2> 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 41 miles [66 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 536 miles [862.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,431 miles [10,349.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,131 miles [11,476.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,010 miles [8,062.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hardys Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Hardys Crossroads 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 Hardys Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3810, Longitude: -83.8160       In this case, the coordinates for Hardys Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.904 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.223 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.154 degrees.