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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 Ashley Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ashley 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 Ashley Forest:
- 34.076488, -84.570210
- 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 Ashley 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Since Ashley Forest is near Cobb County and also Bartow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow 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 Ashley Forest
Communities Also Named Ashley Forest ...
We found three communities that are also named Ashley Forest.
Within Georgia, the name Ashley Forest is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Orange County
- This Ashley Forest is located in Orange County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ashley Forest that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Ashley Forest.
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Ashley Forest is located in Charleston County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Ashley Forest that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Ashley Forest.
- Dorchester County
- This Ashley Forest is located in Dorchester County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km] to the east southeast of the Ashley Forest that is located in Cherokee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Ashley Forest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashley 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.
- Chestnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Cross Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cross Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Falcon Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Falcon Hills is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Hills
- Hickory Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Forest is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
- Independence Walk
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Independence Walk is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Walk
- Joshua Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Joshua Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Landing
- Kings Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kings Crossing is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossing
- Land of Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Land of Lakes is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Lakes
- Noonday
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Noonday is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Shadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shadowbrook is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
- Woodwind Station
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woodwind Station is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwind Station
How Far From Ashley Forest 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 Ashley Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ashley Forest and extending to:
- Canton, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ashley Forest to Canton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 534 miles [859.4 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,431 miles [10,349.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,136 miles [11,484.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,013 miles [8,067.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ashley Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Ashley 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 Ashley Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0765, Longitude: -84.5702 In this case, the coordinates for Ashley Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.374 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.863 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.279 degrees. |
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