Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Poetry:
  • 34.294536, -85.393013
  • 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 Poetry

• 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 Poetry is near Floyd County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Poetry

Communities Also Named Poetry ...

We found one communities that are also named Poetry.

Within Georgia, the name Poetry is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Kaufman County
    • This Poetry is located in Kaufman County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the west of the Poetry that is located in Chattooga County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kaufman County community of Poetry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Poetry ...

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.

• Bone
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bone is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone
• Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
• Dewey
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dewey is located in Cherokee County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
• Early ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Early is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
• Grantville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
• Hall Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hall Valley is located in Cherokee County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Valley
• Holland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Holland is located in Chattooga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
• Lakeview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lakeview is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Lavender
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lavender is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
• Mount Hope ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mount Hope is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Neals Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Neals Ferry is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals Ferry
• Sprite
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sprite is located in Chattooga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprite

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

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

• Summerville, which is the Seat of Chattooga County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Poetry to Summerville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 561 miles [902.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,164 miles [11,529.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,040 miles [8,111.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'