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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 Hassler Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hassler Mill and the surrounding area.
- 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 Hassler Mill:
- 34.802023, -85.018002
- 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 Hassler 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 Whitfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Whitfield County
- Since Hassler Mill is near Catoosa County and also Walker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Catoosa County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walker 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 Hassler Mill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hassler 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.
- Cedar Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Ridge is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
- Cedar Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Valley is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Crow ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Dawnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dawnville is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawnville
- Five Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Five Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Springs
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Plainview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rocky Face
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stone Church
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Church is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
- Sugartown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sugartown is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartown
- Trickum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Tunnel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Point is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
How Far From Hassler 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 Hassler 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 Hassler Mill and extending to:
- Dalton, which is the Seat of Whitfield County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Hassler Mill to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 523 miles [841.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,416 miles [10,325.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,125 miles [11,466.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,001 miles [8,048.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hassler Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hassler Mill 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 Hassler Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8020, Longitude: -85.0180 In this case, the coordinates for Hassler Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.669 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.304 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.282 degrees. |
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