Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hog Mountain:
  • 34.049548, -83.929070
  • 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 Hog Mountain

• 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 Gwinnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
  • Since Hog Mountain is near Barrow County and also Hall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barrow County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hall 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 Hog Mountain

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hog Mountain ...

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.

• Deerwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Deerwood is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Forest River
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest River is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest River
• Frontier Forest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Frontier Forest is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Forest
• Grapevine ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Grapevine is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
• Gravel Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gravel Springs is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Springs
• Marsh Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Marsh Creek is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
• Pebble Brook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pebble Brook is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Brook
• Rest Haven
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
• Roberts Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Roberts Crossroads is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Crossroads
• Robin Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
• Saddlewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Saddlewood is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlewood
• Village Gate
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Village Gate is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Gate
• Woodland Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodland Springs is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Springs

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hog Mountain and extending to:

• Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Hog Mountain to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 508 miles [817.5 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 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,405 miles [10,307.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,108 miles [11,439.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,986 miles [8,024.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'