Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Uvena, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Uvena and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Uvena
- 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 Uvena:
- 34.443435, -83.416554
- 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 Uvena
- 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 Banks County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Banks County
- Since Uvena is near Franklin County and also Stephens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- eBird sighting report for Stephens 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 Uvena ...
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.
- Homer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Homer is located in Banks County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <1>
- Jewelville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewelville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewelville
- Jewelville is located in Banks County
- Longview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Banks County
- Nancytown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - New Switzerland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Switzerland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Switzerland
- New Switzerland is located in Habersham County
- Plainview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Prospect
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Red Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Union Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Stephens County
- Unity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Walnut Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Franklin County
How Far From Uvena 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 Uvena to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Uvena and extending to:
- Homer, which is the Seat of Banks County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Uvena 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 468 miles [753.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,366 miles [10,245.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,068 miles [11,374.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,946 miles [7,959.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Uvena. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Banks County: www.bankscountyga.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Uvena) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Uvena. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4434, Longitude: -83.4166 In this case, the coordinates for Uvena 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 Uvena 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 311.708 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.147 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.732 degrees. |