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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Six Mile:
    • 34.177318, -85.206340
    • 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 Six Mile
  • 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 Floyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
    • Since Six Mile is near Polk County and also Bartow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow 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 Six Mile

Communities Also Named Six Mile ...

We found ten communities that are also named Six Mile.

Within Georgia, the name Six Mile is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Bibb County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Six Mile [Bibb County].
      • Morgan County
      • This Six Mile is located in Morgan County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Six Mile that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Six Mile.
    • Illinois
      • Wayne County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Six Mile [Wayne County].
    • Kansas
      • Wyandotte County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Six Mile [Wyandotte County].
    • Missouri
      • Jackson County
      • This Six Mile is located in Jackson County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Six Mile that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Six Mile.
    • Montana
      • Missoula County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Six Mile [Missoula County].
    • Ohio
      • Montgomery County
      • This Six Mile is located in Montgomery County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<2> to the north of the Six Mile that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Six Mile.
    • South Carolina
      • Pickens County
      • This Six Mile is located in Pickens County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Six Mile that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Six Mile.
    • Virginia
      • Campbell County
      • This Six Mile is located in Campbell County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Six Mile that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Six Mile.
    • West Virginia
      • Boone County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Six Mile [Boone County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Six Mile ...

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.

  • Boozeville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Boozeville is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozeville
  • Chapel Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • De Soto ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • De Soto is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • Fair Oaks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Fair Oaks is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Freemans ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Freemans is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemans
  • Friendship
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Friendship is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Green
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Green is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
  • Horseshoe Bend
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Horseshoe Bend is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
  • Maplewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Maplewood is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Maplewood Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Maplewood Park is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
  • Maplewood Square
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Maplewood Square is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Square
  • Merry Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Merry Acres is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Acres
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Radio Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Radio Springs is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radio Springs
    • Relay
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Relay is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relay
    • Ridgedale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Ridgedale is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
    • Saddle Mountain
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Saddle Mountain is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Mountain
    • Silver Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Widow Fools Ferry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Widow Fools Ferry is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widow Fools Ferry
    • Yancey ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Yancey is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey

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

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

  • Rome, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Six Mile to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> 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 557 miles [896.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,160 miles [11,522.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,037 miles [8,106.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Six Mile could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Six Mile) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Six Mile, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Six Mile to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Six Mile. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1773, Longitude: -85.2063       In this case, the coordinates for Six Mile have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.756 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.317 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.509 degrees.