Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in North Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Lake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for North Lake
- 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 North Lake:
- 33.042068, -85.134941
- 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 North Lake
- 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 Troup County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Troup County
- Since North Lake is near Chambers County and also Heard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chambers County
- eBird sighting report for Heard 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named North Lake ...
We found ten communities that share the name North Lake.
Within Georgia, the name North Lake is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, eight are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Aroostook 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 Maine community of North Lake [Aroostook County].
- Michigan
- Lapeer 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 Michigan community of North Lake [Lapeer County].
- Marquette County
- This North Lake is located in Marquette County and lies 938 miles [1,509.6 km]<2> to the north of the North Lake that is located in Troup County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marquette County community of North Lake.
- Ontonagon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of North Lake [Ontonagon County].
- Van Buren County
- This North Lake is located in Van Buren County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the north of the North Lake that is located in Troup County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of North Lake.
- New Brunswick
- This North Lake lies 1,275 miles [2,051.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the North Lake that is located in Troup County.
- Prince Edward Island
- This North Lake lies 1,526 miles [2,455.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the North Lake that is located in Troup County.
- Texas
- Bandera 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 Texas community of North Lake [Bandera County].
- Washington
- King 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 Washington community of North Lake [King County].
- Wisconsin
- Waukesha County
- This North Lake is located in Waukesha County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the North Lake that is located in Troup County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waukesha County community of North Lake.
- Maine
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Lake ...
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.
- Covered Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covered Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Bridge
- Covered Bridge is located in Troup County
- Heatherbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatherbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrook
- Heatherbrook is located in Troup County
- Heritage Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Heritage Hills is located in Troup County
- Piney Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Hills
- Piney Hills is located in Troup County
- River Trace
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Trace
- River Trace is located in Troup County
- Shady Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
- Shady Oaks is located in Troup County
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Troup County
- Timber Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Timber Ridge is located in Troup County
- Turkey Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point
- Turkey Point is located in Troup County
- Wildwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From North Lake 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 North Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Lake and extending to:
- LaGrange, which is the Seat of Troup County, lies just to the East.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from North Lake to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 606 miles [975.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,504 miles [10,467.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,206 miles [11,596.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,084 miles [8,181.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Troup County: www.troupcountyga.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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 North Lake 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0421, Longitude: -85.1349 In this case, the coordinates for North Lake 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 North Lake 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 312.658 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.045 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.743 degrees. |