Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Walk:
  • 33.831216, -84.869385
  • 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 Walk

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arbor Walk ...

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.

• Ash
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ash is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
• Bud
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bud is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
• Cottonwood Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cottonwood Valley is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Valley
• Emerald Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Emerald Forest is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Forest
• Greenacres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenacres is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres
• Hickory Gap
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Gap is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Gap
• Honeysuckle Plantation
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Honeysuckle Plantation is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Plantation
• Lake Swan
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Swan is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Swan
• Meadowbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Mulberry Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mulberry Place is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Place
  • Oak Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Creek is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
  • Quail Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Quail Run is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
  • Ridge Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Ridge Corners is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Corners
  • Swan Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Swan Lake is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
  • Willow Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Willow Creek is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek

How Far From Arbor Walk 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 Walk to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Dallas, which is the Seat of Paulding County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Arbor Walk to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 558 miles [898 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 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,455 miles [10,388.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,160 miles [11,522.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,037 miles [8,106.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'