Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hoschton:
  • 34.096652, -83.761589
  • 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 Hoschton

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Hoschton 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 Hoschton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hoschton ...

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.

• Carl
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Carl is located in Barrow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
• Cedar Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Barrow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Chestnut Mountain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Chestnut Mountain is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mountain
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chestnut Mountain <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chestnut Mountain
  • From Hoschton to Chestnut Mountain
• Ednaville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Ednaville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednaville
• Grapevine ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Grapevine is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
• Marcus ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Marcus is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
• Mulberry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mulberry is located in Barrow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
• Sells
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sells is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sells
• Tanner Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Tanner Mill is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Mill
• Whistleville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Whistleville is located in Barrow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistleville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hoschton and extending to:

• Jefferson, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Hoschton to Jefferson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 498 miles [801.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,396 miles [10,293.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,098 miles [11,423.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,977 miles [8,009.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'