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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 Hogansville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hogansville 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 Hogansville:
- 33.173069, -84.914829
- 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 Hogansville
- 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 Troup County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Troup County
- Since Hogansville is near Heard County and also Meriwether County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Heard County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meriwether 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 Hogansville
Communities Also Named Hogansville ...
We found one communities that are also named Hogansville.
Within Georgia, the name Hogansville is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Hogansville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Rains County
- This Hogansville is located in Rains County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the west of the Hogansville that is located in Troup County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rains County community of Hogansville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hogansville ...
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.
- Bass Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bass Crossroads is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Crossroads
- Cooksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cooksville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Creek Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Creek Ridge is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Ridge
- Eagles Rest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eagles Rest is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Rest
- Five Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Grantville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Holly Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Hill is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
- Lone Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Louise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Louise is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
- Meadowlands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowlands is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlands
- Riverwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverwood is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Sunny Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- Trimble
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trimble is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- View Pointe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- View Pointe is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Pointe
How Far From Hogansville 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 city such as Hogansville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hogansville and extending to:
- LaGrange, which is the Seat of Troup County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hogansville to LaGrange, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 590 miles [949.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,488 miles [10,441.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,190 miles [11,571.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,068 miles [8,156.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hogansville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hogansville 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 Hogansville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1731, Longitude: -84.9148 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.536 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.922 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.628 degrees. |
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