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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 Helen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Helen 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 Helen:
- 34.700707, -83.728299
- 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 Helen
- 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 White County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for White County
- Since Helen is near Habersham County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Habersham County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Helen
Communities Also Named Helen ...
We found eight communities that are also named Helen.
Within Georgia, the name Helen is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Leon County
- This Helen is located in Leon County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the south of the Helen that is located in White County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of Helen.
- Kansas
- Meade County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Helen [Meade County].
- Sedgwick County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Helen [Sedgwick County].
- Maryland
- Saint Mary's County
- This Helen is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Helen that is located in White County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Helen.
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Helen is located in Fayette County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Helen that is located in White County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Helen.
- Tennessee
- Henry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Helen [Henry County].
- Washington
- Benton County
- This Helen is located in Benton County and lies 2,029 miles [3,265.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Helen that is located in White County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Helen.
- West Virginia
- Raleigh County
- This Helen is located in Raleigh County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Helen that is located in White County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Helen.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Helen ...
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.
- Aerial
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Aerial is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aerial
- Benefit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Benefit is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
- College Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- College Park is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Gates ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gates is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Harvest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harvest is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest
- Leaf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leaf is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf
- Leo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lynch is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Mountain Scene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mountain Scene is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Scene
- Oculus ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oculus is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oculus
- Pink
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pink is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Pleasant Retreat ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Retreat is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Robertstown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Town Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Town Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Walnut ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Walnut is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Willow ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
How Far From Helen 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 city such as Helen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Helen and extending to:
- Cleveland, which is the Seat of White County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Helen 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 469 miles [754.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,367 miles [10,246.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,072 miles [11,381.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,949 miles [7,964.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Helen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Helen 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. |
| <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 Helen 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 Helen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7007, Longitude: -83.7283 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.899 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.403 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.789 degrees. |
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