Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Harrells Still:
  • 31.011854, -84.354907
  • 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 Harrells Still

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harrells Still ...

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.

• Branchville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Branchville is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
• Cairo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <1>
• Climax
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Climax is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Climax <1>
• Greenwood ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Hopeful
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hopeful is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful
• Long Branch
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Branch is located in Grady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
• Magnolia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Magnolia is located in Grady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Mount Pleasant
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Oak Grove ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Grady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Orange Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Orange Springs is located in Grady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Springs
• Pleasant Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Grady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Providence
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Providence is located in Grady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Roddenberry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Roddenberry is located in Grady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddenberry

How Far From Harrells Still to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Harrells Still to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Cairo, which is the Seat of Grady County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Harrells Still to Cairo, with an average speed<3> 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 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 683 miles [1,099.2 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6,564 miles [10,563.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,255 miles [11,675.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,139 miles [8,270.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'