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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hurst
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hurst ...
We found nine communities that share the name Hurst.
Within Georgia, the name Hurst is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Tennessee
- 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
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) - Forge Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forge Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Mill
- Forge Mill is located in Fannin County
- Greens Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greens Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
- Hemp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Jones Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Jones Creek is located in Union County
- Loving
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Maple Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Fannin County
- Mashburn Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mashburn Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashburn Mill
- Mashburn Mill is located in Fannin County
- Rogers ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Sparks Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Mill
- Sparks Mill is located in Fannin County
- Sugar Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Sugar Hill is located in Fannin County
- Swan
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Youngcane ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Hurst 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 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<5>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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,963 miles [7,987.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hurst. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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.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). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.176 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.742 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.937 degrees. |