Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Horns Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Horns Crossroads and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Horns Crossroads
- 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 Horns Crossroads:
- 32.981797, -84.075469
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Horns Crossroads
- 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 Lamar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lamar County
- Since Horns Crossroads is near Monroe County and also Upson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- eBird sighting report for Upson 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Horns Crossroads ...
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.
- Box Ankle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
- Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Dog Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dog Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Crossing
- Dog Crossing is located in Upson County
- Five Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Lamar County
- Liberty Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
- Logtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Logwall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Redbone
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Rest Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rest Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Rest Haven is located in Upson County
- Socrates ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Star Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Mills
- Star Mills is located in Monroe County
- Unionville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Lamar County
How Far From Horns Crossroads 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 Horns Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Horns Crossroads and extending to:
- Barnesville, which is the Seat of Lamar County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Horns Crossroads to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 566 miles [910.9 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 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,461 miles [10,398 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,160 miles [11,522.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,039 miles [8,109.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Horns Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | 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- Horns Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Horns Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9818, Longitude: -84.0755 In this case, the coordinates for Horns Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Horns Crossroads to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.037 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.32 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.349 degrees. |