Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Honora:
  • 33.907344, -82.509853
  • 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 Honora

• 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
  • Since Honora is near McCormick County and also Elbert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McCormick County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elbert 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 Honora

Communities Also Named Honora ...

We found one communities that are also named Honora.

Within Georgia, the name Honora is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Honora in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • This Honora lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<1> to the north of the Honora that is located in Lincoln County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Honora ...

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.

• Bordeaux
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bordeaux is located in McCormick County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
• Buffalo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Buffalo is located in McCormick County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Curry Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Curry Hill is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Hill
• Danburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Danburg is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danburg
• Floral Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Floral Hill is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Hill
• Gill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gill is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
• Graball
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Graball is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
• Leroys Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Leroys Ferry is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroys Ferry
• Lisbon ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lisbon is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
• Lovelace
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lovelace is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace

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

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

• Lincolnton, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Honora to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 459 miles [738.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,351 miles [10,220.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,049 miles [11,344.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,929 miles [7,932.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'