Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Nolans Store:
  • 33.710401, -83.498776
  • 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 Nolans Store

• 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
  • Since Nolans Store is near Oconee County and also Walton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walton 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 Nolans Store

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nolans Store ...

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.

• Bishop
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bishop is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bishop <1>
• Coventry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Coventry is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
• Ebenezer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ebenezer is located in Walton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Fairplay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fairplay is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
• Good Hope
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Good Hope is located in Walton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Good Hope <1>
• High Shoals
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • High Shoals is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Shoals <1>
• Malcolms Store
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Malcolms Store is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolms Store
• Paradise Falls
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Paradise Falls is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Falls
• Poplar Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Poplar Springs is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
• Sandy Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandy Creek is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
• Shields ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shields is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields

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

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

• Madison, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Nolans Store to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> 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 507 miles [815.9 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 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,403 miles [10,304.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,103 miles [11,431.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,982 miles [8,017.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'