Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Vanna:
  • 34.241496, -83.071535
  • 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 Vanna

• 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 Hart County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hart County
  • Since Vanna is near Elbert County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elbert County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Vanna

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vanna ...

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.

• Amandaville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Amandaville is located in Hart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amandaville
• Bond
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bond is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
• Daniels Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Daniels Ferry is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Ferry
• Eagle Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagle Grove is located in Hart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Grove
• Goldmine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Goldmine is located in Hart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldmine
• Hard Cash
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hard Cash is located in Elbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Cash
• Harper
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harper is located in Elbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
• James Spring ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • James Spring is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Spring
• Match
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Match is located in Elbert County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Match
• Moore Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Moore Ferry is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Ferry
• Reeds
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Reeds is located in Hart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Vanna and extending to:

• Hartwell, which is the Seat of Hart County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Vanna to Hartwell, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 463 miles [745.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,360 miles [10,235.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,061 miles [11,363.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,940 miles [7,950.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'