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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 Talona, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Talona 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 Talona:
- 34.597310, -84.511873
- 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 Talona
- 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 Gilmer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gilmer County
- Since Talona is near Pickens County and also Murray County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Murray 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 Talona
Curious and Interesting Names Near Talona ...
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.
- Blaine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Clipper
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clipper is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper
- Elders
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elders is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elders
- Grandview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Pike ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pike is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Roundtop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Roundtop is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtop
- Scarecorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scarecorn is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarecorn
- Sweden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sweden is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
- Talking Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Town Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Town Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Turniptown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Turniptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turniptown
How Far From Talona 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 Talona to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Talona and extending to:
- Ellijay, which is the Seat of Gilmer County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Talona to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 508 miles [817.5 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 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,405 miles [10,307.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,111 miles [11,444 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,988 miles [8,027.4 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Talona) 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 Talona 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 Talona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5973, Longitude: -84.5119 In this case, the coordinates for Talona have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.36 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.919 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.128 degrees. |
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