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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 Tallulah Falls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tallulah Falls 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 Tallulah Falls:
    • 34.725736, -83.381662
    • 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 Tallulah Falls
  • 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 Tallulah Falls ...

We found one communities that share the name Tallulah Falls.

There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Tallulah Falls.

Beyond Georgia.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Habersham County
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Habersham County community of Tallulah Falls.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tallulah Falls ...

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.

  • Brasstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brasstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasstown
    • Brasstown is located in Oconee County (SC)
  • College Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
    • College Park is located in Habersham County
  • Dicks Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dicks Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicks Hill
    • Dicks Hill is located in Habersham County
  • Fowlertown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowlertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlertown
    • Fowlertown is located in Stephens County
  • Germany
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany
    • Germany is located in Rabun County
  • Hills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
    • Hills is located in Habersham County
  • Holly Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Holly Springs is located in Oconee County (SC)
  • Longcreek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy Ford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ford
    • Sandy Ford is located in Rabun County
  • Shorts Mill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorts Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Mill
    • Shorts Mill is located in Habersham County
  • Tiger
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Tugaloo
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tugaloo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
    • Tugaloo is located in Habersham County

How Far From Tallulah Falls 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 town such as Tallulah Falls to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Tallulah Falls and extending to:

  • Clayton, which is the Seat of Rabun County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Tallulah Falls to Clayton, 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 88 miles [141.6 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 453 miles [729 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,351 miles [10,220.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,055 miles [11,353.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,933 miles [7,938.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tallulah Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tallulah Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7257, Longitude: -83.3817       In this case, the coordinates for Tallulah Falls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Tallulah Falls 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 311.695 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.173 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.644 degrees.









 

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