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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 Autumnridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Autumnridge and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Autumnridge:
    • 32.542362, -84.971599
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Autumnridge
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Autumnridge ...

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.

  • Candlestick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Candlestick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlestick
    • Candlestick is located in Muscogee County
  • Crescent Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Ridge
    • Crescent Ridge is located in Muscogee County
  • Double Churches
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Churches have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Churches
    • Double Churches is located in Muscogee County
  • Fox Chapel
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
    • Fox Chapel is located in Muscogee County
  • Green Island Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Island Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island Hills
    • Green Island Hills is located in Muscogee County
  • Hunters Court
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Court have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Court
    • Hunters Court is located in Muscogee County
  • Lincoln Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
    • Lincoln Hills is located in Muscogee County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 833 people
  • Peppertree
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peppertree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertree
    • Peppertree is located in Muscogee County
  • Ranch Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranch Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Forest
    • Ranch Forest is located in Muscogee County
  • Twin Chapel
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Chapel
    • Twin Chapel is located in Muscogee County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,701 people
  • Victory Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights
    • Victory Heights is located in Muscogee County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Autumnridge and extending to:

  • Columbus, which is the Seat of Muscogee County, lies just to the South.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Autumnridge to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 624 miles [1,004.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,520 miles [10,492.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,219 miles [11,617.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,099 miles [8,206 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Autumnridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Autumnridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Autumnridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5424, Longitude: -84.9716       In this case, the coordinates for Autumnridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Autumnridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.535 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.833 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.792 degrees.









 

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