Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Palato:
  • 33.382900, -83.744343
  • 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 Palato

• 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 Jasper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
  • Since Palato is near Newton County and also Butts County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butts 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 Palato

Curious and Interesting Names Near Palato ...

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.

• Hardys Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hardys Crossroads is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys Crossroads
• Jerusalem
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jerusalem is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
• Kelly
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Kelly is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
• Kitchens Store ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kitchens Store is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchens Store
• Maxwell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Maxwell is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
• Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Newborn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Newborn is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newborn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newborn <1>
• Prospect
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Prospect is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
• Rocky Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rocky Creek is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
• Shady Dale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Shady Dale is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Dale <1>
• Silver Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Silver Lake is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
• Stark
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Stark is located in Butts County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
• Turtles Cove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Turtles Cove is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtles Cove

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

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

• Monticello, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Palato to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 533 miles [857.8 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,128 miles [11,471.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,007 miles [8,058 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'