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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 Sweet Gum, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sweet Gum 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 Sweet Gum:
    • 34.981193, -84.200749
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Sweet Gum
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Sweet Gum ...

We found one communities that share the name Sweet Gum.

Within Georgia, the name Sweet Gum is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Sweet Gum in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Sweet Gum is located in Lauderdale County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the west of the Sweet Gum that is located in Fannin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Sweet Gum.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sweet Gum ...

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.

  • Cutcane
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutcane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
    • Cutcane is located in Fannin County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
  • Forge Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forge Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Mill
    • Forge Mill is located in Fannin County
  • Friendship
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Cherokee County (NC)
  • Hemp
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
    • Hemp is located in Fannin County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
  • Hothouse
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hothouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
    • Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
  • Loving
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loving have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving
    • Loving is located in Fannin County
  • Maple Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Maple Grove is located in Fannin County
  • Mineral Bluff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Bluff
    • Mineral Bluff is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Bluff <3>
  • Pearl
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Pearl is located in Union County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Fannin County
  • Rocky Gap ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
    • Rocky Gap is located in Fannin County
  • Sparks Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Mill
    • Sparks Mill is located in Fannin County
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    • Sunny Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
      • Sunny Point is located in Cherokee County (NC)
    • Union
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Fannin County
    • Windy Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Ridge
      • Windy Ridge is located in Fannin County
    • Wolf Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
      • Wolf Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)

How Far From Sweet Gum 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 Sweet Gum to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Blue Ridge, which is the Seat of Fannin County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sweet Gum to Blue Ridge, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 85 miles [136.8 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 478 miles [769.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,374 miles [10,258 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,081 miles [11,395.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,958 miles [7,979.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sweet Gum. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sweet Gum) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sweet Gum. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9812, Longitude: -84.2007       In this case, the coordinates for Sweet Gum have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Sweet Gum to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.187 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.775 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.906 degrees.









 

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