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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 Atco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Atco 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 Atco:
    • 34.180652, -84.819939
    • 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 Atco
  • 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 Bartow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow County
    • Since Atco is near Paulding County and also Cobb 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 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 Atco

Communities Also Named Atco ...

We found three communities that are also named Atco.

Within Georgia, the name Atco is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Camden County
      • This Atco is located in Camden County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Atco that is located in Bartow County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Atco.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Wayne County
      • This Atco is located in Wayne County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Atco that is located in Bartow County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Atco.
    • Texas
      • McLennan County
      • This Atco is located in McLennan County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<1> to the west of the Atco that is located in Bartow County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLennan County community of Atco.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Atco ...

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.

  • Cartersville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Center is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Hidden Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hidden Hills is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
  • Holly Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly Spring is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Spring
  • Indian Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Valley is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
  • Jones Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jones Heights is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Heights
  • Ladds
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Ladds is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladds
  • Mission Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Mission Hills is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
  • Rodgers
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Rodgers is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
  • Shallwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Shallwood is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallwood
  • Shellman ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shellman is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman
    • Estimated population in 2019: 933 people
  • Wildwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Wildwood is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Atco to ...

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

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

  • Cartersville, which is the Seat of Bartow County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Atco to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 540 miles [869 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<4> 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).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,020 miles [8,078.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Atco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Atco 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 Atco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1807, Longitude: -84.8199       In this case, the coordinates for Atco have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.527 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.053 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.353 degrees.