Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Perennial:
  • 34.453698, -85.415792
  • 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 Perennial

• 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 Chattooga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chattooga County
  • Since Perennial is near Cherokee County and also Floyd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd 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 Perennial

Curious and Interesting Names Near Perennial ...

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.

• Alpine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Alpine is located in Chattooga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
• Broomtown ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Broomtown is located in Chattooga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
• Cloudland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cloudland is located in Chattooga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloudland <1>
• Five Points
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Five Points is located in Cherokee County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Grover
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Grover is located in Cherokee County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
• Holland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Holland is located in Chattooga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
• Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mineral Springs is located in Chattooga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
• Neal Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Neal Crossing is located in Chattooga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Crossing
• Silver Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver Hill is located in Chattooga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
• Starkville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Starkville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
• Summerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Summerville is located in Chattooga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerville <1>

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

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

• Summerville, which is the Seat of Chattooga County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Perennial to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>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 555 miles [893.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,449 miles [10,378.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,034 miles [8,101.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'