Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Long Cane:
  • 32.956515, -85.140774
  • 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 Long Cane

• 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 Troup County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Troup County
  • Since Long Cane is near Chambers County and also Harris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris 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 Long Cane

Communities Also Named Long Cane ...

We found one communities that are also named Long Cane.

Within Georgia, the name Long Cane is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Long Cane in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • South Carolina
    • Abbeville County
    • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Long Cane [Abbeville County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Long Cane ...

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.

• Cannonville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cannonville is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonville
• Cottons Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cottons Crossroads is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons Crossroads
• Gray Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gray Hill is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hill
• Heatherbrook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Heatherbrook is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrook
• Heritage Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Heritage Hills is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
• Hogg Mountain
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hogg Mountain is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogg Mountain
• Maplecreek Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Maplecreek Hills is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecreek Hills
• River Trace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • River Trace is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Trace
• Shady Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Shady Oaks is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
• Smoke Rise
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Smoke Rise is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
• Timber Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Timber Ridge is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Long Cane and extending to:

• LaGrange, which is the Seat of Troup County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Long Cane to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 610 miles [981.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,508 miles [10,473.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,209 miles [11,601.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,088 miles [8,188.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'