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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 Arbor Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arbor Forest 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 Arbor Forest:
- 33.933436, -84.617990
- 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 Arbor Forest
- 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 Arbor Forest is near Paulding County and also Douglas 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 Douglas 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 Arbor Forest
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arbor Forest ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Big Shanty Hills is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty Hills
- California
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- California is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Cherokee Trail
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Trail is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Trail
- Elizabeth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabeth is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Fair Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fair Oaks is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Floyd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Floyd is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Fox Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fox Ridge is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
- Gold Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gold Creek is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Creek
- Hardy Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hardy Hills is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Hills
- Hearthwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hearthwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthwood
- Hunt Club
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunt Club is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Club
- James Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- James Heights is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Heights
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Lost Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lost Meadows is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Meadows
- Lost Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lost Mountain is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Mountain
- Lost Mountain Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lost Mountain Woods is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Mountain Woods
- Mars Hill Downs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mars Hill Downs is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Downs
- Nickajack ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nickajack is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickajack
- Pine Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Oaks is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Oaks
- Powder Creek Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Powder Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Powder Mill is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Mill
- Powder Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Powder Springs Chase
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Powder Springs Chase is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Chase
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,758 people
- Quails Nest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Quails Nest is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quails Nest
- Red Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Rock is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Red Rock Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Red Rock Hills is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Hills
- Rose Garden Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Garden Hills is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden Hills
- Signal Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Signal Point is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Point
- Steeplechase
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Steeplechase is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
- Story ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Story is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Sun Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sun Valley is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Timberchase
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Timberchase is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberchase
How Far From Arbor Forest 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 Arbor Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Arbor Forest and extending to:
- Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Arbor Forest 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 five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 542 miles [872.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,440 miles [10,364.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,144 miles [11,497.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,022 miles [8,082.1 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 from Point A (ie- Arbor Forest) 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 Arbor Forest 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 Arbor Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9334, Longitude: -84.6180 In this case, the coordinates for Arbor Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.397 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.868 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.333 degrees. |
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