Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Logwall:
  • 33.110128, -83.944909
  • 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 Logwall

• 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Since Logwall is near Lamar County and also Butts County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butts 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 Logwall

Curious and Interesting Names Near Logwall ...

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.

• Box Ankle
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
• Cork
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cork is located in Butts County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork
• Glover Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Glover Ferry is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Ferry
• High Falls
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • High Falls is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
• Indian Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Indian Springs is located in Butts County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Sandy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy is located in Butts County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
• Socrates ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Socrates is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Socrates
• Star Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Star Mills is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Mills
• Unionville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Unionville is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
• Waits Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Waits Ferry is located in Butts County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Ferry

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

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

• Forsyth, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the South.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Logwall 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 most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 555 miles [893.2 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,148 miles [11,503.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,028 miles [8,091.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'