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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 Johntown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Johntown 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 Johntown:
- 34.525924, -84.252140
- 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 Johntown
- 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 Dawson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dawson County
- Since Johntown is near Lumpkin County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lumpkin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Johntown
Communities Also Named Johntown ...
We found three communities that are also named Johntown.
Within Georgia, the name Johntown is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nevada
- Lyon County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Johntown [Lyon County].
- Tennessee
- Trousdale County
- This Johntown is located in Trousdale County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Johntown that is located in Dawson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trousdale County community of Johntown.
- Texas
- Red River County
- This Johntown is located in Red River County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<2> to the west of the Johntown that is located in Dawson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red River County community of Johntown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Johntown ...
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.
- Big Canoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Daniels
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Daniels is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Emma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Emma is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Grandview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grandview is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Juno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Juno is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- Licklog ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Licklog is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Licklog
- Marble Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marion is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Nimblewill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nimblewill is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimblewill
- Quill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Quill is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quill
How Far From Johntown 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 Johntown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Johntown once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Johntown and extending to:
- Dawsonville, which is the Seat of Dawson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Johntown to Dawsonville, with an average speed<4> 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 53 miles [85.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 500 miles [804.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,397 miles [10,295 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,103 miles [11,431.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,980 miles [8,014.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Johntown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Johntown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Johntown 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 Johntown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5259, Longitude: -84.2521 In this case, the coordinates for Johntown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.203 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.729 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.042 degrees. |
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