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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 Tapawingo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tapawingo 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 Tapawingo:
- 34.339267, -83.811289
- 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 Tapawingo
- 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 Hall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
- Since Tapawingo is near Banks County and also Lumpkin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Banks County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lumpkin 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 Tapawingo
Communities Also Named Tapawingo ...
We found one communities that are also named Tapawingo.
Within Georgia, the name Tapawingo is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Tapawingo in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Elk County
- This Tapawingo is located in Elk County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Tapawingo that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elk County community of Tapawingo.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tapawingo ...
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.
- Beaver Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beaver Pond is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Pond
- Blueberry Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blueberry Hills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hills
- Cherokee Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Meadows is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Meadows
- Destitute Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Destitute Acres is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Destitute Acres
- Fleetwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fleetwood is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
- Greenway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenway is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Greystone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greystone is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Griffin Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Griffin Heights is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Heights
- Happy Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Valley is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Heather Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Heather Heights is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
- Lake Watch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lake Watch is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Watch
- Looper Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Looper Lake is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looper Lake
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- New Holland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Holland is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- Pine Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Point is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
- Quiet Place in the Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rabbitown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rabbitown is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbitown
- Rainbow Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
- River Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- River Point is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- Riverbend
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riverbend is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Scoutland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Scoutland is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scoutland
- Shady Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Lane is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
- Shady Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Valley is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Valley
- Shamrock Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shamrock Heights is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Heights
- Sunset Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sunset Heights is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
How Far From Tapawingo 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 Tapawingo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tapawingo and extending to:
- Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Tapawingo to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> 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 489 miles [787 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,387 miles [10,278.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,091 miles [11,411.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,968 miles [7,995.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Tapawingo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Tapawingo 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 Tapawingo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3393, Longitude: -83.8113 In this case, the coordinates for Tapawingo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.937 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.396 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.914 degrees. |
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