Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Allatoona Ridge:
  • 34.043433, -84.700214
  • 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 Allatoona Ridge

• 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 Cobb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
  • Since Allatoona Ridge is near Paulding County and also Bartow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow 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 Allatoona Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Allatoona Ridge ...

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.

• Big Shanty Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Big Shanty Hills is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty Hills
• Cedar Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Ridge is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
• Cross Roads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cross Roads is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Emerald Willows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Emerald Willows is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Willows
• Falcon Shores
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Falcon Shores is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Shores
• Hunt Club
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunt Club is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Club
• Hunters Cove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hunters Cove is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Cove
• Indian Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Indian Village is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
• Iron Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Iron Hill is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
• Lakeview Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
• Mars Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
• Mars Hill Downs
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mars Hill Downs is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Downs
• Summer Trace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Summer Trace is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Trace

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

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

• Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Allatoona Ridge to Marietta, 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.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 541 miles [870.7 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 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,021 miles [8,080.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'