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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Pannell:
    • 33.768449, -83.674894
    • 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 Pannell
  • 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 Walton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walton County
    • Since Pannell is near Morgan County and also Oconee 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 Oconee 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 Pannell

Communities Also Named Pannell ...

We found one communities that are also named Pannell.

Within Georgia, the name Pannell is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Pannell in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Pontotoc County
      • This Pannell is located in Pontotoc County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<1> to the west of the Pannell that is located in Walton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pontotoc County community of Pannell.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pannell ...

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.

  • Between
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Between is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
  • Ebenezer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ebenezer is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Fairplay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairplay is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
  • Good Hope
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Gratis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Gratis is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratis
  • Malcolms Store
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Malcolms Store is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolms Store
  • Snows Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Snows Mill is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snows Mill
  • Social Circle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Monroe, which is the Seat of Walton County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Pannell 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 just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 511 miles [822.4 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 6,408 miles [10,312.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,108 miles [11,439.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,987 miles [8,025.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pannell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<4>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Pannell to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pannell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7684, Longitude: -83.6749       In this case, the coordinates for Pannell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.837 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.20 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.004 degrees.