Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Odis Crossroads:
  • 34.394825, -83.394885
  • 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 Odis Crossroads

• 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 Banks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Banks County
  • Since Odis Crossroads is near Franklin County and also Stephens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stephens 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 Odis Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Odis Crossroads ...

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.

• Hebron
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hebron is located in Banks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Homer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Homer is located in Banks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <1>
• Jewelville
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jewelville is located in Banks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewelville
• Mount Pleasant
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Banks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Nancytown ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Nancytown is located in Banks County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancytown
• Plainview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Plainview is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
• Prospect
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Prospect is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
• Red Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Red Hill is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Unity
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Unity is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
• Walnut Hill ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Walnut Hill is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill

How Far From Odis Crossroads to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Odis Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Homer, which is the Seat of Banks County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Odis Crossroads 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 4 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 469 miles [754.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,367 miles [10,246.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,069 miles [11,376.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,947 miles [7,961.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'