Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Suttles Mill:
  • 34.625083, -85.183285
  • 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 Suttles Mill

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Suttles Mill ...

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.

• Beatum
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Beatum is located in Chattooga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatum
• Chestnutflat ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Chestnutflat is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnutflat
• Everett Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Everett Springs is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Springs
• Farmersville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Farmersville is located in Chattooga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
• Furnace ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Furnace is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
• Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
• Greenbush ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Greenbush is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
• Guild ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Guild is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guild
• Meadowview
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadowview is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
• Naomi
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Naomi is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
• Skyline Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Skyline Heights is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Heights
• Walnut Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
• Welcome Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Welcome Hill is located in Chattooga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Hill

How Far From Suttles Mill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Suttles Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• LaFayette, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Suttles Mill to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 538 miles [865.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving 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 6,432 miles [10,351.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,140 miles [11,490.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,016 miles [8,072.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'