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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Adams Park (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Adams Park. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Adams Park ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

While the name of this community is Adams Park, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Adams Park may originally have been Adam's Park.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Adams Park might be written as Adam Park.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Adams Park. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Adams Park.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Adams Park is located in Fulton County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fulton County: Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth & Gwinnett.

Below are the counties that are near Adams Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Adams Park:

  • Fulton County     (The home county of Adams Park)
  • Bartow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adams Park, with the one closest to Adams Park listed first.
    • Indian Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Village is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Allatoona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adams Park, with the one closest to Adams Park listed first.
    • Driskolls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Hart Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Hart Town is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
    • Whitesburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adams Park, with the one closest to Adams Park listed first.
    • Colemans Landing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Colemans Landing is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Landing
    • Kingridge West
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Kingridge West is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingridge West
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,777 people
    • Motes Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Motes Hill is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motes Hill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 14,211 people
    • Skyridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Skyridge is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyridge
      • Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
    • Woodstock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Breeze Hill Estates
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Breeze Hill Estates is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeze Hill Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,638 people
    • Gibson Acres
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Gibson Acres is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 631 people
    • Hardman Place
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Hardman Place is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Place
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,930 people
    • Tyson Estates
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Tyson Estates is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 737 people
    • Allatoona Pass
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Lebanon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Payne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Payne is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
  • Clayton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adams Park, with the one closest to Adams Park listed first.
    • Coxs Crossing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Coxs Crossing is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxs Crossing
    • Normandy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Normandy is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
      • Estimated population in 2019: 962 people
    • Conley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Kings Forest
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
      • Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
    • Oak Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Oak Village is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
    • Windermere Woods
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Windermere Woods is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 17,937 people
    • Lake City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Shangri-La on the Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Shangri-La on the Lake is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri-La on the Lake
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,862 people
    • Dartmouth Estates
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Dartmouth Estates is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,015 people
    • Ellenwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cobb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adams Park, with the one closest to Adams Park listed first.
    • Nelsons Ferry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Nelsons Ferry is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,377 people
    • Brookside Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Brookside Village is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
    • Ivey Terrace
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ivey Terrace is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Terrace
      • Estimated population in 2019: 914 people
    • Gordon Woods
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Gordon Woods is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,857 people
    • Knox Springs Estates
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Knox Springs Estates is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Springs Estates
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 69 people
    • Vinings
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Furniture City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Furniture City is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
    • Mableton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Smyrna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Austell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Blue Ridge Manor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Blue Ridge Manor is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Manor
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,461 people
    • Clarkdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Coweta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adams Park, with the one closest to Adams Park listed first.
    • Jade Lake Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
    • Senoia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Turin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Sharpsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Newnan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sargent
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • DeKalb County
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adams Park, with the one closest to Adams Park listed first.
    • Flowers Estates
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
    • Lithia Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Blair Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
    • Lakeland Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
    • Springwood Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
    • Windwood Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
    • Douglasville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • White City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • White City is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Winston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Ephesus Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
    • Hannah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Hannah is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Tyree
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Tyree is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adams Park, with the one closest to Adams Park listed first.
    • Lafayette Estates
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Lafayette Estates is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,339 people
    • Franklin Farms
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Franklin Farms is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Farms
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,192 people
    • Winterthur Woods
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Blakely Woods
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Blakely Woods is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,571 people
    • Tyrone Acres
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
    • Fayetteville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Tyrone
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Fayette Villa Estates
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
    • McIntosh Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
    • Harp
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Keyland Woods
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Keyland Woods is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyland Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 332 people
    • Inman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Gwinnett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adams Park, with the one closest to Adams Park listed first.
    • Danbury Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Danbury Village is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury Village
    • Elmside Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Elmside Village is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmside Village
    • Mountain Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
    • Lilburn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Norcross
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Berkeley Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Berkeley Hills is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,147 people
    • Berkshire ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Berkshire is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
      • Estimated population in 2019: 554 people
    • Peachtree Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Luxomni
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Luxomni is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxomni
      • Estimated population in 2019: 514 people
    • Stonemont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Stonemont is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemont
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,281 people
    • Centerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Berkeley Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adams Park, with the one closest to Adams Park listed first.
    • Stockbridge North
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
      • Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
    • Stockbridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakwood Manor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
    • Highland Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Highland Village is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Tunis ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Tunis is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
      • Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
    • Whitehouse
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitehouse is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
    • Hampton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • McDonough
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Blacksville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Blacksville is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adams Park, with the one closest to Adams Park listed first.
    • Salem Branch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Salem Branch is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Branch
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 310 people
    • Salem Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Salem Village is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
  • Paulding County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adams Park, with the one closest to Adams Park listed first.
    • Indian Rose
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
    • Hiram
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Home Place Acres
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
    • Country Acres
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Country Acres is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
    • New Hope
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • New Hope is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
    • Dallas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Forrister
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Forrister is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
    • Hanlin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hanlin is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
  • Rockdale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adams Park, with the one closest to Adams Park listed first.
    • Conyers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Lakeview Estates
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
    • Milstead
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Milstead is located in Rockdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
      • Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
    • Zingara
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Spalding County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Adams Park, see our County-by-County Page for Adams Park.

Cemeteries Near Adams Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Adams Park.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Adams Park - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Adams Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Adams Park, with the one closest to Adams Park listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Adams Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Adams Park.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Adams Park, with the one closest to Adams Park listed first.

  • East Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Ben Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ben Hill is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hill
  • Hapeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Roseland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Roseland is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Atlanta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cornell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cornell is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
  • Chattahoochee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Chattahoochee is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattahoochee
  • Red Oak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Constitution
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Constitution is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution
  • East Atlanta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • East Atlanta is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Atlanta
  • Woodward
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Woodward is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
  • Bolton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bolton is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Clifton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Clifton is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Edgewood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Edgewood is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
    • Conley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Adams Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Adams Park.

Newspapers Published in Adams Park ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 250 newspapers that have been published in the area around Adams Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Adams Park, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Adams Park.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Adams Park:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
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<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Adams Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Adams Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.