Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 West:
  • 33.553168, -84.469650
  • 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 West

• 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 Arbor West is near Fayette County and also Clayton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton 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 West

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arbor West ...

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.

• Beaver Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaver Creek is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
• Bench Mark
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bench Mark is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bench Mark
• Castlegate
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Castlegate is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlegate
• Cheeko Manor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cheeko Manor is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeko Manor
• Christian Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Christian Corners is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Corners
• Dix - Leeson
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Dix - Leeson is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix - Leeson
• Evans Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Evans Park is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Park
• Frog Hollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Frog Hollow is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hollow
• Gamma
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gamma is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
• Golden Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Golden Meadows is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
• Graves Way
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Graves Way is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Way
• Green Acres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Acres is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Continue List   (11 more) ...
  • Hillandale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hillandale is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
  • Hollydale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hollydale is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollydale
  • Hopeful
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hopeful is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful
  • Kings Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
    • Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
  • Pleasant Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Ponderosa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ponderosa is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
  • Skylane Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Skylane Hills is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylane Hills
  • Smoke Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Smoke Ridge is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Ridge
  • Steeplechase
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Steeplechase is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
  • Timberlake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Timberlake is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
  • Twin Creeks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Twin Creeks is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creeks

How Far From Arbor West 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 Arbor West 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 West and extending to:

• Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Arbor West to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 554 miles [891.6 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 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,154 miles [11,513.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,032 miles [8,098.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'