Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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:
  • 32.675420, -84.003521
  • 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 Horns

• 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
  • Since Horns is near Taylor County and also Peach County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Peach 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 Horns

Curious and Interesting Names Near Horns ...

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.

• Fickling Mill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Fickling Mill is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickling Mill
• Francisville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Francisville is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisville
• Friendship
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Friendship is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Grays Ferry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Grays Ferry is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Ferry
• Indian Oaks
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Oaks is located in Peach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
• Ohio
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ohio is located in Peach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
• Peach Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Peach Valley is located in Peach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Valley
• Potterville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Potterville is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
• Roberta
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Roberta is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roberta <1>
• Sandy Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy Point is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
• Valley Pines
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Valley Pines is located in Peach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Pines
• Willow Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Willow Lake is located in Peach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake

How Far From Horns to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 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 and extending to:

• Knoxville, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies just to the North.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Horns to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 580 miles [933.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving 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 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,169 miles [11,537.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,050 miles [8,127.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'