Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Paramore Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paramore Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Paramore Hill
- 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 Paramore Hill:
- 32.758498, -81.887891
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Paramore Hill
- 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 Jenkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jenkins County
- Since Paramore Hill is near Screven County and also Bulloch County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Screven County
- eBird sighting report for Bulloch 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paramore Hill ...
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.
- Aaron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
- Aaron is located in Bulloch County
- Birdsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Birdsville is located in Jenkins County
- Butts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Double Heads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Heads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Heads
- Double Heads is located in Screven County
- Four Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Four Points is located in Jenkins County
- Kites Spur ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kites Spur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kites Spur
- Kites Spur is located in Bulloch County
- Estimated population in 2019: 227 people
- Lewis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Piddleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piddleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piddleville
- Piddleville is located in Bulloch County
- Rocky Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rocky Ford is located in Screven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ford <2>
- Rogers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Thrift
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Paramore Hill 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 Paramore Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Paramore Hill and extending to:
- Millen, which is the Seat of Jenkins County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Paramore Hill to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 503 miles [809.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,376 miles [10,261.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,067 miles [11,373.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,950 miles [7,966.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Paramore Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Paramore Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Paramore Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7585, Longitude: -81.8879 In this case, the coordinates for Paramore Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Paramore Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.778 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.838 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.585 degrees. |