Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Owltown:
  • 34.813541, -83.940067
  • 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 Owltown

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

Communities Also Named Owltown ...

We found two communities that are also named Owltown.

Within Georgia, the name Owltown is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • North Carolina
    • Buncombe County
    • This Owltown is located in Buncombe County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the northeast of the Owltown that is located in Union County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Owltown.
  • Pennsylvania
    • Venango County
    • This Owltown is located in Venango County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Owltown that is located in Union County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Owltown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Owltown ...

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.

• Canal Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Canal Lake is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
• Ebenezer
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Ebenezer is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Hood ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hood is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
• Laura ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Laura is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura
• Otto ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Otto is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
• Pleasant Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Pleasant Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Town Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Town Creek is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
• Trackrock ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Trackrock is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trackrock
• Youngcane ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Youngcane is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people

How Far From Owltown to ...

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

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

• Blairsville, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Owltown to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>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 474 miles [762.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,371 miles [10,253.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,076 miles [11,387.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,954 miles [7,972.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'