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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 Vickers, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vickers 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 Vickers:
    • 34.352598, -83.936850
    • 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 Vickers
  • 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

Communities Also Named Vickers ...

We found three communities that share the name Vickers.

Within Georgia, the name Vickers is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Lucas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Vickers [Lucas County].
      • Wood County
      • This Vickers is located in Wood County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<2> to the north of the Vickers that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Vickers.
    • Ontario
      • This Vickers lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Vickers that is located in Hall County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vickers ...

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.

  • Big Oak
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
    • Big Oak is located in Hall County
  • Cherokee Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
    • Cherokee Hills is located in Hall County
  • Cherokee Trail
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Trail
    • Cherokee Trail is located in Hall County
  • Crown Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
    • Crown Point is located in Hall County
  • Greystone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greystone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
    • Greystone is located in Hall County
  • Holiday Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
    • Holiday Hills is located in Hall County
  • Indian Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Indian Hills is located in Hall County
  • Keith Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keith Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Ferry
    • Keith Ferry is located in Hall County
  • Lake Ranch
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ranch
    • Lake Ranch is located in Hall County
  • Lake Shore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
    • Lake Shore is located in Hall County
  • Leisure Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Lake
    • Leisure Lake is located in Hall County
  • Looper Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Looper Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looper Lake
    • Looper Lake is located in Hall County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Price
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
      • Price is located in Hall County
    • Scoutland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scoutland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scoutland
      • Scoutland is located in Hall County
    • Squirrel Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squirrel Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Creek
      • Squirrel Creek is located in Hall County
    • Summer Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Point
      • Summer Point is located in Hall County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 158 people
    • Twin Rivers
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
      • Twin Rivers is located in Hall County
    • Wahoo Forest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahoo Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo Forest
      • Wahoo Forest is located in Hall County
    • Wahoo Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahoo Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo Valley
      • Wahoo Valley is located in Hall County
    • Wolfs Head
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolfs Head have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Head
      • Wolfs Head is located in Hall County

How Far From Vickers to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Vickers to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vickers and extending to:

  • Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Vickers to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 494 miles [795 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,392 miles [10,286.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,096 miles [11,419.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,973 miles [8,003.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Hall County: www.hallcounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Vickers could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Vickers) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vickers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3526, Longitude: -83.9369       In this case, the coordinates for Vickers have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<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 Vickers 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 312.011 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.483 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.96 degrees.




 

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