Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Serene Shores:
  • 34.265656, -83.922126
  • 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 Serene Shores

• 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 Serene Shores is near Forsyth County and also Gwinnett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett 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 Serene Shores

Curious and Interesting Names Near Serene Shores ...

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.

• Cherokee Trail
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cherokee Trail is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Trail
• Flat Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Flat Creek is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
• Fox Trace
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fox Trace is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Trace
• Hidden Harbor
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hidden Harbor is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Harbor
• Holiday Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Holiday Heights is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
• Keith Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Keith Ferry is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Ferry
• Maple Forge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Maple Forge is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Forge
• Pleasant View
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pleasant View is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Reed
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Reed is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
• Summer Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Summer Point is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Point
  • Estimated population in 2019: 158 people
• Tanner
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Tanner is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
• Trudy
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Trudy is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trudy
• Twin Rivers
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Twin Rivers is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers

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

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

• Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Serene Shores to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 497 miles [799.8 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 29 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,395 miles [10,291.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,099 miles [11,424.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,976 miles [8,008.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'