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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 Hurst, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hurst 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 Hurst:
    • 34.841196, -84.189082
    • 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 Hurst
  • 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 Fannin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fannin County
    • Since Hurst is near Union County and also Gilmer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gilmer 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 Hurst

Communities Also Named Hurst ...

We found nine communities that are also named Hurst.

Within Georgia, the name Hurst is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Williamson County
      • This Hurst is located in Williamson County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hurst that is located in Fannin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Hurst.
    • Kentucky
      • Breathitt County
      • This Hurst is located in Breathitt County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the north of the Hurst that is located in Fannin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breathitt County community of Hurst.
    • Michigan
      • Presque Isle County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Hurst [Presque Isle County].
    • Mississippi
      • Amite County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Hurst [Amite County].
    • Missouri
      • Texas County
      • This Hurst is located in Texas County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hurst that is located in Fannin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of Hurst.
    • Tennessee
      • McNairy County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Hurst [McNairy County].
    • Texas
      • Coryell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Hurst [Coryell County].
      • Tarrant County
      • This Hurst is located in Tarrant County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<1> to the west of the Hurst that is located in Fannin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tarrant County community of Hurst.
    • West Virginia
      • Lewis County
      • This Hurst is located in Lewis County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hurst that is located in Fannin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Hurst.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hurst ...

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.

  • Due ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Due is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Due
  • Forge Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Forge Mill is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Mill
  • Greens Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
  • Hemp
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hemp is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
  • Jones Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jones Creek is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
  • Loving
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Loving is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving
  • Maple Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Maple Grove is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Mashburn Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mashburn Mill is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashburn Mill
  • Rogers ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Rogers is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Sparks Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sparks Mill is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Mill
  • Sugar Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Sugar Hill is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
  • Swan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Swan is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
  • Youngcane ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Youngcane is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people

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

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

  • Blue Ridge, which is the Seat of Fannin County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Hurst 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 484 miles [778.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,380 miles [10,267.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,086 miles [11,403.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,963 miles [7,987.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hurst) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Hurst could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Hurst 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 Hurst. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8412, Longitude: -84.1891       In this case, the coordinates for Hurst have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.176 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.742 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.937 degrees.