Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Teloga, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Teloga and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Teloga

• 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 Teloga:
  • 34.560084, -85.409681
  • 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 Teloga

• 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 Chattooga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Chattooga County
  • Since Teloga is near Walker County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Walker County
  • eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Teloga ...

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.

• Broomtown ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broomtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
  • Broomtown is located in Chattooga County
• Cloudland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudland
  • Cloudland is located in Chattooga County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloudland <2>
• Duck Creek ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
  • Duck Creek is located in Chattooga County
• Harrisburg
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Walker County
• Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
  • Mineral Springs is located in Chattooga County
• Neal Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neal Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Crossing
  • Neal Crossing is located in Chattooga County
• Summerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Summerville is located in Chattooga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerville <2>
• Welcome Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welcome Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Hill
  • Welcome Hill is located in Chattooga County

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

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

• Summerville, which is the Seat of Chattooga County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Teloga to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 551 miles [886.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,153 miles [11,511.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,029 miles [8,093.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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