Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rabbitown:
  • 34.314269, -83.779343
  • 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 Rabbitown

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rabbitown ...

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.

• Fleetwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fleetwood is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
• Greenway
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Greenway is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
• Griffin Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Griffin Heights is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Heights
• New Holland
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • New Holland is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
• Pine Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pine Point is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
• Quiet Place in the Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Quiet Place in the Woods is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Place in the Woods
• Rainbow Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
• Riverbend
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverbend is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
• Shady Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Shady Valley is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Valley
• Shamrock Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Shamrock Heights is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Heights
• Sunset Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunset Heights is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights

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

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

• Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Rabbitown to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 489 miles [787 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,387 miles [10,278.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,090 miles [11,410.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,968 miles [7,995.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'