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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 Land, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Land 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 Land:
    • 34.442752, -83.80676
    • 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 Land
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
    • Since Land is near White County and also Lumpkin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for White County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lumpkin 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 Land

Communities Also Named Land ...

We found four communities that are also named Land.

Within Georgia, the name Land is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Choctaw County
      • This Land is located in Choctaw County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Land that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Land.
    • Arizona
      • Cochise County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Land [Cochise County].
    • California
      • Butte County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Land [Butte County].
    • South Carolina
      • York County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Land [York County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Land ...

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.

  • Beaver Pond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Beaver Pond is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Pond
  • Big Oak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Oak is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
  • Blueberry Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Blueberry Hills is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hills
  • Centerside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerside is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerside
  • Cherokee Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cherokee Meadows is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Meadows
  • Destitute Acres
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Destitute Acres is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Destitute Acres
  • Greystone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Greystone is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
  • Griffin Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Griffin Heights is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Heights
  • Halfway ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Halfway is located in Lumpkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
  • Happy Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Happy Valley is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Heather Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Heather Heights is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
  • Indian Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Hills is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Lake Watch
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Lake Watch is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Watch
    • Oculus ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Oculus is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oculus
    • Pine Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Pine Point is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
    • Quiet Place in the Woods
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • River Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • River Point is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
    • River Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • River Run is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Run
    • Shady Lane
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Shady Lane is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
    • Shamrock Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Shamrock Heights is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Heights
    • Squirrel Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Squirrel Creek is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Creek
    • Wahoo Forest
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wahoo Forest is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo Forest
    • Wahoo Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wahoo Valley is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo Valley

How Far From Land 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 Land 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 Land once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Land and extending to:

  • Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Land to Gainesville, 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 58 miles [93.3 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 484 miles [778.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,382 miles [10,270.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,086 miles [11,403.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,964 miles [7,988.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Land) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Land 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>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 Land, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Land 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 Land. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4428, Longitude: -83.8068       In this case, the coordinates for Land have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.937 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.411 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.886 degrees.