Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Alps, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alps and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Alps
- 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 Alps:
- 33.148179, -84.603261
- 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 Alps
- 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 Meriwether County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Meriwether County
- Since Alps is near Coweta County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Coweta County
- eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Alps ...
We found four communities that share the name Alps.
Within Georgia, the name Alps is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Mexico
- Colfax 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 New Mexico community of Alps [Colfax County].
- Union 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 New Mexico community of Alps [Union County].
- New York
- Virginia
- New Mexico
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alps ...
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.
- Blackjack
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Elders Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elders Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elders Mill
- Elders Mill is located in Coweta County
- Farmdale ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Gay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Gay is located in Meriwether County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gay <3>
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Meriwether County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
- Hilltop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Luthersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luthersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthersville
- Luthersville is located in Meriwether County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luthersville <3>
- Neal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Peeks Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peeks Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeks Crossing
- Peeks Crossing is located in Coweta County
- Rocky Mount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
- Woodcraft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Alps 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 Alps to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Alps and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Meriwether County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Alps to Greenville, with an average speed<5> 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 43 miles [69.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 579 miles [931.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,177 miles [11,550.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,056 miles [8,136.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alps. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 Alps 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> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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- Alps) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alps. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1482, Longitude: -84.6033 In this case, the coordinates for Alps have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Alps to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.352 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.707 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.513 degrees. |