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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 Herndonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Herndonville 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 Herndonville:
- 33.711228, -83.699618
- 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 Herndonville
- 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 Walton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walton County
- Since Herndonville is near Morgan County and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newton 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 Herndonville
Curious and Interesting Names Near Herndonville ...
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.
- Airport Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Airport Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Grove
- Between
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Centennial
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centennial is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Deer Track
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Deer Track is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Track
- Ebenezer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Fairplay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairplay is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Flint Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Flint Hill is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Good Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hub Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
- Malcolms Store
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Malcolms Store is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolms Store
- Melody
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Melody is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody
- Quail Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Quail Valley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- River Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- River Cove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Cove
- Skyline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Skyline is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Social Circle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Willow Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Willow Woods is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods
How Far From Herndonville 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 Herndonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Herndonville and extending to:
- Monroe, which is the Seat of Walton County, lies just to the North.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Herndonville to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 515 miles [828.8 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 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 6,411 miles [10,317.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,112 miles [11,445.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,991 miles [8,032.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Herndonville) 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 Herndonville 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 Herndonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7112, Longitude: -83.6996 In this case, the coordinates for Herndonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.849 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.206 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.028 degrees. |
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