Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 New Elm:
  • 31.293795, -83.819065
  • 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 New Elm

• 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 Colquitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Colquitt County
  • Since New Elm is near Worth County and also Mitchell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Worth County
  • eBird sighting report for Mitchell 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

Communities Also Named New Elm ...

We found one communities that share the name New Elm.

Within Georgia, the name New Elm is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named New Elm in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Nova Scotia
    • This New Elm lies 1,368 miles [2,201.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the New Elm that is located in Colquitt County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Elm ...

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.

• Barbers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barbers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbers
  • Barbers is located in Colquitt County
• Doerun
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doerun
  • Doerun is located in Colquitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doerun <3>
• Hartsfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsfield
  • Hartsfield is located in Colquitt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartsfield <3>
• Liberty Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
  • Liberty Hill is located in Worth County
• Marble ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
  • Marble is located in Colquitt County
• Minnesota
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
  • Minnesota is located in Colquitt County
• Norman Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Park
  • Norman Park is located in Colquitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman Park <3>
• Scooterville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scooterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scooterville
  • Scooterville is located in Worth County
• Terrace ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
  • Terrace is located in Colquitt County

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

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

• Moultrie, which is the Seat of Colquitt County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from New Elm to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 649 miles [1,044.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,218 miles [11,616.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,102 miles [8,210.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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