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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 Alpha Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alpha Park and the surrounding area.
- 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 Alpha Park:
- 34.063988, -84.295757
- 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 Alpha Park
- 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Alpha Park is near Gwinnett County and also Cobb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb 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 Alpha Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alpha Park ...
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.
- Bentgrass Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bentgrass Farms is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentgrass Farms
- Boulder Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boulder Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Creek
- Christophers Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Christophers Run is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christophers Run
- Crabapple
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crabapple is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabapple
- Fields Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fields Crossroads is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
- Greenway
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenway is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Horseshoe Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Horseshoe Bend is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
- Jett Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jett Ferry is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett Ferry
- Johns Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jones Bridge Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Bridge Landing is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bridge Landing
- Lake Villas
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lake Villas is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villas
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Martins Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Martins Ferry is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
- Mountain Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mountain Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Oak Chase
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Chase is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Chase
- Peachtree Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peachtree Station is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Station
- River Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- River Bluff is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff
- Riversong
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Riversong is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riversong
- Sunnybrook Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sunnybrook Farms is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Farms
- Sweet Apple Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sweet Apple Crossing is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Apple Crossing
- Wildwood Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wildwood Springs is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
- Wood Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wood Valley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley
How Far From Alpha Park 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 Alpha Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Alpha Park and extending to:
- Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Alpha Park to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 522 miles [840.1 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,420 miles [10,332 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,124 miles [11,465 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,002 miles [8,049.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Alpha Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Alpha Park 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 Alpha Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0640, Longitude: -84.2958 In this case, the coordinates for Alpha Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.212 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.674 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.174 degrees. |
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