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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.
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Tallulah Falls
- 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 Rabun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rabun County
- Since Tallulah Falls is near Habersham County and also Oconee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Habersham County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee 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 Tallulah Falls
Communities Also Named Tallulah Falls ...
We found one communities that are also named Tallulah Falls.
There is one other community in Georgia that 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)
- Brasstown is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasstown
- College Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- College Park is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Dicks Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dicks Hill is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicks Hill
- Fowlertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fowlertown is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlertown
- Germany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Germany is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany
- Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hills is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Holly Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Longcreek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Ford is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ford
- Shorts Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shorts Mill is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Mill
- Tiger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tugaloo
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tugaloo is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
How Far From Tallulah Falls 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 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<2> beginning in Tallulah Falls and extending to:
- Clayton, which is the Seat of Rabun County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Tallulah Falls to Clayton, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,933 miles [7,938.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tallulah Falls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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.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). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.695 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.173 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.644 degrees. |
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