Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pardue Mill:
  • 34.592319, -83.585174
  • 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 Pardue Mill

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pardue Mill ...

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.

• Aerial
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Aerial is located in Habersham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aerial
• Benefit
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Benefit is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
• College Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • College Park is located in Habersham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Harvest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Harvest is located in Habersham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest
• Heads Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Heads Ferry is located in Habersham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads Ferry
• Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hills is located in Habersham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
• Leaf
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Leaf is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf
• Longview
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Longview is located in Habersham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
• Lynch ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lynch is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
• New Switzerland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • New Switzerland is located in Habersham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Switzerland
• Pink
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pink is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
• Rogers Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rogers Mill is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Mill
• Shorts Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Shorts Mill is located in Habersham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Mill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pardue Mill and extending to:

• Clarkesville, which is the Seat of Habersham County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Pardue Mill 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 468 miles [753.2 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 6,366 miles [10,245.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,070 miles [11,378.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,947 miles [7,961.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'