Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sugar Valley:
  • 34.558141, -85.011890
  • 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 Sugar Valley

• 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 Gordon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gordon County
  • Since Sugar Valley is near Whitfield County and also Chattooga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whitfield County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chattooga 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 Sugar Valley

Communities Also Named Sugar Valley ...

We found five communities that are also named Sugar Valley.

Within Georgia, the name Sugar Valley is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maryland
    • Carroll County
    • This Sugar Valley is located in Carroll County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sugar Valley that is located in Gordon County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Sugar Valley.
  • Ohio
    • Preble County
    • This Sugar Valley is located in Preble County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the north of the Sugar Valley that is located in Gordon County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preble County community of Sugar Valley.
  • Texas
    • Matagorda County
    • This Sugar Valley is located in Matagorda County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sugar Valley that is located in Gordon County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Matagorda County community of Sugar Valley.
  • West Virginia
    • Pleasants County
    • This Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sugar Valley that is located in Gordon County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pleasants County community of Sugar Valley.
    • Preston County
    • This Sugar Valley is located in Preston County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km] to the northeast of the Sugar Valley that is located in Gordon County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Sugar Valley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sugar Valley ...

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.

• Angelville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Angelville is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelville
• Beatum
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Beatum is located in Chattooga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatum
• Carbondale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Carbondale is located in Whitfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
• Damascus
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Damascus is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
• Everett Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Everett Springs is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Springs
• Fricks Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fricks Ferry is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Ferry
• Furnace ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Furnace is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
• Hill City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hill City is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
• Lands Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lands Ferry is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands Ferry
• Lays Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lays Ferry is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lays Ferry
• Printup Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Printup Ferry is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Printup Ferry
• Rocky Creek ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocky Creek is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
• Soapstick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Soapstick is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
• Water Valley ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Water Valley is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley

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

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

• Calhoun, which is the Seat of Gordon County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Sugar Valley 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 533 miles [857.8 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,135 miles [11,482.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,012 miles [8,066 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'