Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ivylog:
  • 34.962029, -84.058799
  • 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 Ivylog

• 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
  • Since Ivylog is near Cherokee County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Ivylog

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ivylog ...

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.

• Brasstown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Brasstown is located in Clay County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasstown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brasstown <1>
• Canal Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Canal Lake is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
• Ebenezer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ebenezer is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Gumlog
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Gumlog is located in Towns County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
• Maple Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple Grove is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Martins Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Martins Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Creek
• Mashburn Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mashburn Mill is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashburn Mill
• Pearl
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pearl is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
• Pine Log Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pine Log Village is located in Clay County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
• Pinelog
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pinelog is located in Clay County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinelog
• Pleasant Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Sparks Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sparks Mill is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Mill

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

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

• Blairsville, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Ivylog 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 473 miles [761.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,369 miles [10,249.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,076 miles [11,387.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,952 miles [7,969.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'