Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hinson Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hinson Crossing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hinson Crossing

• 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 Hinson Crossing:
  • 31.173265, -82.665974
  • 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 Hinson Crossing

• 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 Ware County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ware County
  • Since Hinson Crossing is near Clinch County and also Atkinson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clinch County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Atkinson 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 Hinson Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hinson Crossing ...

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.

• Argyle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Argyle is located in Clinch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argyle <1>
• Crews Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Crews Crossing is located in Ware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews Crossing
• Fivemile Still
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fivemile Still is located in Clinch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Still
• Hasty
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hasty is located in Ware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
• Homerville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Homerville is located in Clinch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homerville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homerville <1>
• Manor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Manor is located in Ware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <1>
• Mexico Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mexico Crossing is located in Clinch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico Crossing
• Paletree
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Paletree is located in Clinch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paletree
• Sand Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sand Hill is located in Ware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Sandy Bottom
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sandy Bottom is located in Atkinson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom

How Far From Hinson Crossing 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 community such as Hinson Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hinson Crossing and extending to:

• Waycross, which is the Seat of Ware County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Hinson Crossing to Waycross, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 204 miles [328.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 620 miles [997.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,482 miles [10,431.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,168 miles [11,535.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,055 miles [8,135.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'