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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 Hatcher, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hatcher 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 Hatcher:
- 31.815066, -85.009076
- 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 Hatcher
- 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 Quitman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Quitman County
- Since Hatcher is near Clay County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Hatcher
Communities Also Named Hatcher ...
We found seven communities that are also named Hatcher.
Within Georgia, the name Hatcher is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Dale County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Hatcher [Dale County].
- Kentucky
- Taylor County
- This Hatcher is located in Taylor County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<2> to the north of the Hatcher that is located in Quitman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Hatcher.
- Louisiana
- Sabine Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Hatcher [Sabine Parish].
- North Carolina
- Sampson County
- This Hatcher is located in Sampson County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hatcher that is located in Quitman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sampson County community of Hatcher.
- Virginia
- Cumberland County
- This Hatcher is located in Cumberland County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Hatcher that is located in Quitman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Hatcher.
- West Virginia
- Mercer County
- This Hatcher is located in Mercer County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Hatcher that is located in Quitman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Hatcher.
- Wyoming County
- This Hatcher is located in Wyoming County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km] to the north northeast of the Hatcher that is located in Quitman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Hatcher.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hatcher ...
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.
- Cotton Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Crossroads is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Days Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Days Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Crossroads
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jones Crossing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Pecan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pecan is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
- Screamer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Springvale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Springvale Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Springvale Station is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale Station
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Hatcher 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 Hatcher to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hatcher and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Quitman County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Hatcher to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 663 miles [1,067 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,252 miles [11,671 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,133 miles [8,260.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Hatcher could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hatcher) 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 Hatcher 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 Hatcher. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8151, Longitude: -85.0091 In this case, the coordinates for Hatcher have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.513 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.707 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.965 degrees. |
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