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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 Old Atkinson Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Atkinson Crossing and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Old Atkinson Crossing
  • 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 Old Atkinson Crossing:
    • 32.963458, -85.234944
    • 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 Old Atkinson Crossing
  • 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 Chambers County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
    • Since Old Atkinson Crossing is near Troup County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Troup County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 Old Atkinson Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Atkinson Crossing ...

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.

  • Cannonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cannonville is located in Troup County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonville
  • Cottons Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cottons Crossroads is located in Troup County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons Crossroads
  • Five Points
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Five Points is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Heatherbrook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Heatherbrook is located in Troup County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrook
  • Heritage Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Heritage Hills is located in Troup County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
  • Little Shawmut
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Little Shawmut is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Shawmut
  • Long Cane
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Long Cane is located in Troup County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cane
  • Magnolia Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Magnolia Ferry is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Ferry
  • Maplecreek Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Maplecreek Hills is located in Troup County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecreek Hills
  • Plant City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Plant City is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
  • River Trace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • River Trace is located in Troup County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Trace
  • Shady Oaks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Shady Oaks is located in Troup County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Smoke Rise
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Smoke Rise is located in Troup County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
    • Standing Rock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Standing Rock is located in Chambers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
    • Timber Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Timber Ridge is located in Troup County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
    • Turkey Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Turkey Point is located in Troup County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point

How Far From Old Atkinson Crossing 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 Old Atkinson Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • LaFayette, which is the Seat of Chambers County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Old Atkinson Crossing to LaFayette, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 614 miles [988.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,512 miles [10,480 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,213 miles [11,608.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,092 miles [8,194.8 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Old Atkinson Crossing) 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 Old Atkinson Crossing 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 Old Atkinson Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9635, Longitude: -85.2349       In this case, the coordinates for Old Atkinson Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.712 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.097 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.799 degrees.