Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 North High Shoals:
  • 33.827353, -83.501539
  • 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 North High Shoals

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near North High Shoals ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Elder Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Elder Heights is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Heights
• Elder Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Elder Ridge is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Ridge
• Fieldstone
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Fieldstone is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstone
• High Shoals
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Hillcrest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillcrest is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Indian Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Hills is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Laurel Chase
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Laurel Chase is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Chase
• Paradise Falls
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Paradise Falls is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Falls
• Poplar Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Poplar Springs is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
• Quail Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Quail Run is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
• Snows Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Snows Mill is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snows Mill
• Stonebridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Stonebridge is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebridge
• Windy Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Windy Creek is located in Oconee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Creek

How Far From North High Shoals 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 town such as North High Shoals to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Watkinsville, which is the Seat of Oconee County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• 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 North High Shoals 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 501 miles [806.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of 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 6,397 miles [10,295 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,098 miles [11,423.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,977 miles [8,009.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'