Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lance Mill:
  • 34.947861, -84.142969
  • 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 Lance Mill

• 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 Lance Mill is near Fannin County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fannin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Lance Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lance Mill ...

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.

• Cutcane
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cutcane is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
• Hemp
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hemp is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
• Ivylog
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ivylog is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivylog
• Loving
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Loving is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving
• Maple Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple Grove is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Mashburn Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mashburn Mill is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashburn Mill
• Pearl
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pearl is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
• Rocky Gap ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Gap is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
• Sparks Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sparks Mill is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Mill
• Sweet Gum
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sweet Gum is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Gum

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lance Mill and extending to:

• Blairsville, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lance Mill to Blairsville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 83 miles [133.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 477 miles [767.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,373 miles [10,256.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,080 miles [11,394.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,957 miles [7,977.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'