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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 Walden Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walden Woods 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 Walden Woods:
- 34.426487, -83.813237
- 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 Walden Woods
- 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 Walden Woods is near Lumpkin County and also White County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lumpkin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for White 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 Walden Woods
Communities Also Named Walden Woods ...
We found three communities that are also named Walden Woods.
Within Georgia, the name Walden Woods is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Walden Woods is located in Hillsborough County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Walden Woods that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Walden Woods.
- North Carolina
- Wake County
- This Walden Woods is located in Wake County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Walden Woods that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Walden Woods.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Walden Woods is located in Harris County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Walden Woods that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Walden Woods.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walden Woods ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Beaver Pond is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Pond
- Blueberry Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blueberry Hills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry Hills
- Cherokee Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Meadows is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Meadows
- Destitute Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Destitute Acres is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Destitute Acres
- Greystone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greystone is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- Griffin Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Griffin Heights is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Heights
- Happy Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Valley is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Heather Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Heather Heights is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
- Indian Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Lake Watch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Watch is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Watch
- Land ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Land is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
- Pine Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Point is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Quiet Place in the Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- River Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- River Point is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- River Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- River Run is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Run
- Shady Lane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shady Lane is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
- Shamrock Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shamrock Heights is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Heights
- Squirrel Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Squirrel Creek is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Creek
- Sunset Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sunset Heights is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
- Wahoo Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wahoo Forest is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo Forest
- Wahoo Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wahoo Valley is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo Valley
How Far From Walden Woods 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 Walden Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walden Woods and extending to:
- Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies just to the South.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Walden Woods 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 485 miles [780.5 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 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,383 miles [10,272.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,087 miles [11,405.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,965 miles [7,990.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walden Woods) 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 Walden Woods 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 Walden Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4265, Longitude: -83.8132 In this case, the coordinates for Walden Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.941 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.413 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.893 degrees. |
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