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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 Squirrel Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Squirrel Creek 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 Squirrel Creek:
    • 34.380099, -83.872682
    • 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 Squirrel Creek
  • 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 Squirrel Creek is near Lumpkin County and also Dawson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lumpkin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dawson 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 Squirrel Creek

Communities Also Named Squirrel Creek ...

We found one communities that are also named Squirrel Creek.

Within Georgia, the name Squirrel Creek is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Plumas County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Squirrel Creek [Plumas County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Squirrel Creek ...

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.

  • Big Oak
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Big Oak is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
  • Blueberry Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Blueberry Hills is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hills
  • Cherokee Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cherokee Meadows is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Meadows
  • Destitute Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Destitute Acres is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Destitute Acres
  • Greystone
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Greystone is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
  • Happy Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Happy Valley is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Heather Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Heather Heights is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
  • Holiday Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Indian Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Indian Hills is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Lake Ranch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Ranch is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ranch
  • Lake Watch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lake Watch is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Watch
  • Looper Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Looper Lake is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looper Lake
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Price
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Price is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
    • River Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • River Point is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
    • Scoutland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Scoutland is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scoutland
    • Shady Lane
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Shady Lane is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
    • Wahoo Forest
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Wahoo Forest is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo Forest
    • Wahoo Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Wahoo Valley is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo Valley

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

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

  • Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Squirrel Creek to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> 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 490 miles [788.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,388 miles [10,280.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,092 miles [11,413.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,969 miles [7,996.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Squirrel Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Squirrel Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Squirrel Creek 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 Squirrel Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3801, Longitude: -83.8727       In this case, the coordinates for Squirrel Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.974 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.445 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.928 degrees.