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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 Loganville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Loganville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Loganville:
    • 33.834374, -83.896138
    • 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 Loganville
  • 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 Loganville ...

We found seven communities that share the name Loganville.

There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Loganville.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Walton County
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Loganville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Sierra County
      • This Loganville is located in Sierra County and lies 2,059 miles [3,313.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Loganville that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sierra County community of Loganville.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Loganville lies 1,367 miles [2,200 km]<1> to the northeast of the Loganville that is located in Gwinnett County.
    • Ohio
      • Logan 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 Ohio community of Loganville [Logan County].
    • Oregon
      • Marion 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 Oregon community of Loganville [Marion County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • York County
      • This Loganville is located in York County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Loganville that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Loganville.
    • Wisconsin
      • Sauk County
      • This Loganville is located in Sauk County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Loganville that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sauk County community of Loganville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Loganville ...

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.

  • Between
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
    • Between is located in Walton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
  • Falcon Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Ridge
    • Falcon Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
  • Graystone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graystone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graystone
    • Graystone is located in Gwinnett County
  • Overlook Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overlook Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Point
    • Overlook Point is located in Walton County
  • Rose Garden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden
    • Rose Garden is located in Gwinnett County
  • Rosebud
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosebud have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
    • Rosebud is located in Walton County
  • Split Silk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Split Silk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
    • Split Silk is located in Walton County
  • Summit Chase
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Chase
    • Summit Chase is located in Gwinnett County
  • Walnut Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
  • Willow Wind
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Wind have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wind
    • Willow Wind is located in Gwinnett County
  • Youth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
    • Youth is located in Walton County

How Far From Loganville 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 city such as Loganville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Loganville and extending to:

  • Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Loganville to Lawrenceville, 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 517 miles [832 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,414 miles [10,322.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,116 miles [11,452.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,994 miles [8,037.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Loganville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Gwinnett County: www.co.gwinnett.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Loganville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Loganville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8344, Longitude: -83.8961       In this case, the coordinates for Loganville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Loganville 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>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.
<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 Loganville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.969 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.361 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.074 degrees.




 

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