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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 Hawkinsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hawkinsville 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 Hawkinsville:
    • 32.283894, -83.472631
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Hawkinsville
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Hawkinsville ...

We found seven communities that share the name Hawkinsville.

Within Georgia, the name Hawkinsville is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Barbour County
      • This Hawkinsville is located in Barbour County and lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the west of the Hawkinsville that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Hawkinsville.
      • Bibb County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Hawkinsville [Bibb County].
    • California
      • Siskiyou County
      • This Hawkinsville is located in Siskiyou County and lies 2,233 miles [3,593.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hawkinsville that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Siskiyou County community of Hawkinsville.
    • New York
      • Oneida County
      • This Hawkinsville is located in Oneida County and lies 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hawkinsville that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Hawkinsville.
    • Tennessee
      • Dyer County
      • This Hawkinsville is located in Dyer County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hawkinsville that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dyer County community of Hawkinsville.
    • Texas
      • Brazoria County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Brazoria County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Hawkinsville.
      • Matagorda County
      • This Hawkinsville is located in Matagorda County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hawkinsville that is located in Pulaski County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Matagorda County community of Hawkinsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hawkinsville ...

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.

  • Dodge High
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge High have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge High
    • Dodge High is located in Dodge County
  • Empire
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Empire is located in Dodge County
  • Five Points
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Bleckley County
  • Goose Neck
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Neck
    • Goose Neck is located in Pulaski County
  • Mars Hill Crossroads
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mars Hill Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Crossroads
    • Mars Hill Crossroads is located in Dooly County
  • Royal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
    • Royal is located in Bleckley County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
  • Sand Bed
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Bed have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Bed
    • Sand Bed is located in Houston County
  • Sugar Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
    • Sugar Hill is located in Dooly County
  • Yonkers
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
    • Yonkers is located in Dodge County

How Far From Hawkinsville 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 city such as Hawkinsville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hawkinsville and extending to:

  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Hawkinsville to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 582 miles [936.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,161 miles [11,524.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,043 miles [8,115.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hawkinsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hawkinsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hawkinsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2839, Longitude: -83.4726    
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hawkinsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Hawkinsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.658 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.785 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.287 degrees.









 

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