Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hogansville:
  • 32.875122, -95.669404
  • 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 Hogansville

• 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 Rains County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rains County
  • Since Hogansville is near Wood County and also Hopkins County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hopkins 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 Hogansville

Communities Also Named Hogansville ...

We found one communities that are also named Hogansville.

Within Texas, the name Hogansville is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Hogansville in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • Troup County
    • This Hogansville is located in Troup County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the east of the Hogansville that is located in Rains County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Hogansville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hogansville ...

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.

• Bonanza
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bonanza is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonanza <2>
• Bright Star
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bright Star is located in Rains County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
• Colony
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Colony is located in Rains County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
• County Line
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • County Line is located in Rains County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
• Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Crossroads is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Ginger
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ginger is located in Rains County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger
• Prospect
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Prospect is located in Rains County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
• Rocky Point Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Point Center is located in Rains County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point Center
• Shady Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Shady Grove is located in Rains County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Shotgun Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shotgun Crossing is located in Rains County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotgun Crossing
• Willow Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Willow Springs is located in Rains County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs

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

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

• Emory, which is the Seat of Rains County, lies just to the West.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Hogansville to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,937 miles [11,164 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,668 miles [12,340.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,546 miles [8,925.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'