Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Calhoun Falls:
  • 34.094775, -82.590003
  • 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 Calhoun Falls

• 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 Abbeville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Abbeville County
  • Since Calhoun Falls is near Elbert County and also McCormick 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 McCormick 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 Calhoun Falls

Curious and Interesting Names Near Calhoun Falls ...

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.

• Beverly
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Beverly is located in Elbert County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
• Cherokee Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cherokee Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ferry
• Dover ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dover is located in Abbeville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
• Duke ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Duke is located in Abbeville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
• Edinburg ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Edinburg is located in Elbert County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
• Gill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Gill is located in Lincoln County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
• Graball
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Graball is located in Lincoln County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
• Harpers Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Harpers Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ferry
• Lisbon ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lisbon is located in Lincoln County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lisbon
  • From Calhoun Falls to Lisbon
• Pearl
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pearl is located in Elbert County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
• Rocky River ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rocky River is located in Abbeville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky River

How Far From Calhoun Falls 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 town such as Calhoun Falls to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Abbeville, which is the Seat of Abbeville County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Calhoun Falls to Abbeville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the east (E). 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 452 miles [727.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,346 miles [10,212.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,045 miles [11,337.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,925 miles [7,926 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'