Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mauldins:
  • 34.667596, -83.647953
  • 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 Mauldins

• 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 Habersham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Habersham County
  • Since Mauldins is near White County and also Lumpkin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for White County
  • 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mauldins ...

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.

• Aerial
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aerial have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aerial
  • Aerial is located in Habersham County
• College Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • College Park is located in Habersham County
• Harvest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest
  • Harvest is located in Habersham County
• Helen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
  • Helen is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helen <2>
• Leaf
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leaf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf
  • Leaf is located in White County
• Lynch ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
  • Lynch is located in White County
• Pink
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pink have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
  • Pink is located in White County
• Robertstown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertstown
  • Robertstown is located in White County

How Far From Mauldins to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mauldins 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<3> community of Mauldins once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Mauldins and extending to:

• Clarkesville, which is the Seat of Habersham County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<4> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Mauldins to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 467 miles [751.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,365 miles [10,243.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,069 miles [11,376.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,947 miles [7,961.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Habersham County: www.co.habersham.ga.us/

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