Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Harrisons Mill:
  • 31.548226, -84.885757
  • 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 Harrisons Mill

• 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Since Harrisons Mill is near Early County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Early County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Harrisons Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harrisons Mill ...

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 Store
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Bass Store is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Store
• Cotton Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Cotton Hill is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
• Dickey
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Dickey is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
• Edison
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Edison is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edison <1>
• Grubb ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Grubb is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb
• Jeff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jeff is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
• Jones Crossing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jones Crossing is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
• Parksville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Parksville is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
• Pecan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pecan is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
• Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Early County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Shivers Mill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Shivers Mill is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers Mill
• Shorterville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Shorterville is located in Henry County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville

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

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

• Fort Gaines, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Harrisons Mill to Fort Gaines, 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 155 miles [249.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 672 miles [1,081.5 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 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,257 miles [11,679 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>'