Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Jarrett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jarrett and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Jarrett
- 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 Jarrett:
- 34.250660, -83.719338
- 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 Jarrett
- 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 Hall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hall County
- Since Jarrett is near Jackson County and also Banks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- eBird sighting report for Banks 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 Jarrett ...
We found six communities that share the name Jarrett.
There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Jarrett.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
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- Kansas
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- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jarrett ...
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.
- Eaglewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Evergreen Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Heights
- Evergreen Heights is located in Hall County
- Fleetwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Frontier Trail
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Trail
- Frontier Trail is located in Hall County
- Greenway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Holly Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- New Holland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- New Holland is located in Hall County
- Pleasant Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
- Pleasant Brook is located in Hall County
- Pond Fork ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Rabbitown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Rainbow Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
- Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
- Shady Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Valley
- Shady Valley is located in Hall County
- Sugar Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Tanner Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanner Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Mill
- Tanner Mill is located in Hall County
How Far From Jarrett 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 Jarrett to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jarrett and extending to:
- Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Jarrett to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 489 miles [787 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,387 miles [10,278.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,090 miles [11,410.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,968 miles [7,995.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jarrett. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hall County: www.hallcounty.org/
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jarrett) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jarrett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2507, Longitude: -83.7193 In this case, the coordinates for Jarrett 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Jarrett 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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Jarrett to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.88 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.318 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.90 degrees. |