Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ansley Park:
  • 33.793161, -84.380760
  • 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 Ansley 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 Ansley Park is near DeKalb County and also Cobb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Ansley Park

Communities Also Named Ansley Park ...

We found four communities that are also named Ansley Park.

There are two communities within Georgia that are also named Ansley Park.

Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Located In Georgia ...
  • Clarke County
    • This Ansley Park is located in Clarke County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the east of the Ansley Park that is located in Fulton County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Ansley Park.
  • Douglas County
    • This Ansley Park is located in Douglas County and lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west of the Ansley Park that is located in Fulton County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Ansley Park.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Florida
    • Hillsborough County
    • This Ansley Park is located in Hillsborough County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Ansley Park that is located in Fulton County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Ansley Park.
  • South Carolina
    • Aiken County
    • This Ansley Park is located in Aiken County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the east of the Ansley Park that is located in Fulton County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Ansley Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ansley 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.

• Bolton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bolton is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
• Cabbage Town
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
• Copen Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Copen Hill is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copen Hill
• De Foor Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • De Foor Ferry is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Foor Ferry
• Edwardsville ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Edwardsville is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
• Ellen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Ellen is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen
• Five Points
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Five Points is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Grove Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Grove Park is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
• Hills Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hills Park is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Park
• Mechanicsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Peachtree Park ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Peachtree Park is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Park
• Peoplestown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Peoplestown is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoplestown
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Rockdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Rockdale is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
  • Slabtown ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Slabtown is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
  • Snake Nation ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Snake Nation is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Nation
  • Summerhill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Summerhill is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
  • Vine City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Vine City is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine City
  • Virginia Highlands
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Virginia Highlands is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Highlands

How Far From Ansley Park to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ansley Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ansley Park and extending to:

• Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 539 miles [867.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Ansley Park to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,139 miles [11,489.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,017 miles [8,074.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'