Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Stock Hill:
  • 34.707587, -84.229360
  • 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 Stock Hill

• 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 Fannin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fannin County
  • Since Stock Hill is near Gilmer County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gilmer County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Stock Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stock Hill ...

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 Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Creek is located in Gilmer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
• Diamond
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Diamond is located in Gilmer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
• Due ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Due is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Due
• Marion
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Marion is located in Gilmer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
• Quill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Quill is located in Gilmer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quill
• Stanley Mill ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Stanley Mill is located in Gilmer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Mill
• Sugar Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sugar Hill is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
• Swan
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Swan is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
• Three Forks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Three Forks is located in Fannin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks

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

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

• Blue Ridge, which is the Seat of Fannin County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stock Hill to Blue Ridge, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the south (S). 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 491 miles [790.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving 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 6,388 miles [10,280.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,094 miles [11,416.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,971 miles [8,000 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'