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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Johntown
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Lumpkin County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Johntown ...
We found three communities that share the name Johntown.
Within Georgia, the name Johntown is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nevada
- Tennessee
- Texas
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Canoe
- Big Canoe is located in Pickens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Canoe <3>
- Daniels
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Emma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Grandview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Juno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Licklog ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Marble Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
- Marble Hill is located in Pickens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble Hill <3>
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Nimblewill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nimblewill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimblewill
- Nimblewill is located in Lumpkin County
- Quill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Johntown 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 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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,980 miles [8,014.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Dawson County: www.dawsoncounty.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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 '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- Johntown) to Point B.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). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Johntown 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 312.203 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.729 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.042 degrees. |