Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lawson Highlands:
  • 34.391488, -83.831014
  • 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 Lawson Highlands

• 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 Lawson Highlands is near Lumpkin County and also Banks 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 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Lawson Highlands

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lawson Highlands ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Beaver Pond is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Pond
• Blueberry Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Blueberry Hills is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hills
• Cherokee Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cherokee Meadows is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Meadows
• Destitute Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Destitute Acres is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Destitute Acres
• Griffin Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Griffin Heights is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Heights
• Happy Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Happy Valley is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
• Heather Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Heather Heights is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
• Lake Watch
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lake Watch is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Watch
• River Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • River Point is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
• River Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • River Run is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Run
• Shady Lane
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Shady Lane is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
• Squirrel Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Squirrel Creek is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Creek
• Wahoo Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Wahoo Valley is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo Valley

How Far From Lawson Highlands to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lawson Highlands to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies just to the South.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Lawson Highlands to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> 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 over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 488 miles [785.4 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 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 6,386 miles [10,277.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,089 miles [11,408.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,967 miles [7,993.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'