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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 Helmer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Helmer 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 Helmer:
    • 33.526502, -84.435204
    • 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 Helmer
  • 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
    • Since Helmer is near Clayton County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Helmer

Communities Also Named Helmer ...

We found four communities that are also named Helmer.

Within Georgia, the name Helmer is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Idaho
      • Latah County
      • This Helmer is located in Latah County and lies 1,904 miles [3,064.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Helmer that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Latah County community of Helmer.
    • Indiana
      • Steuben County
      • This Helmer is located in Steuben County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the north of the Helmer that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Helmer.
    • Michigan
      • Luce County
      • This Helmer is located in Luce County and lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km]<1> to the north of the Helmer that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luce County community of Helmer.
    • Washington
      • Mason 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 Washington community of Helmer [Mason County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Helmer ...

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.

  • Camelot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Camelot is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Cottonwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cottonwood is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Dix - Leeson
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Dix - Leeson is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix - Leeson
  • Evans Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Evans Park is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Park
  • Fox Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fox Run is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
  • Frog Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Frog Hollow is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hollow
  • Gamma
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Gamma is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
  • Ginger Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ginger Hills is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Hills
  • Graves Way
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Graves Way is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Way
  • Hickory Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Acres is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
  • Hopeful
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hopeful is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful
  • Kings Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
    • Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Mockingbird Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mockingbird Hill is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
    • Ponderosa
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Ponderosa is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
    • Quail Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Quail Valley is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
    • Skylane Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Skylane Hills is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylane Hills
    • Spring Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Valley is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Steeplechase
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Steeplechase is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
    • Timberlake
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Timberlake is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake

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

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

  • Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Helmer to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 554 miles [891.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,153 miles [11,511.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,032 miles [8,098.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Helmer) 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 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 Helmer 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 Helmer 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 Helmer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5265, Longitude: -84.4352       In this case, the coordinates for Helmer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.272 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.667 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.359 degrees.