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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 Bench Mark, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bench Mark 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 Bench Mark:
    • 33.598167, -84.509374
    • 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 Bench Mark
  • 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 Bench Mark is near Clayton County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Bench Mark

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bench Mark ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Brandy Chase
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brandy Chase is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Chase
  • Castlegate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Castlegate is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlegate
  • Cheeko Manor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cheeko Manor is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeko Manor
  • Christian Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Christian Corners is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Corners
  • Cooks Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cooks Crossing is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Crossing
  • Granada
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Granada is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada
  • Hillandale
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hillandale is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
  • Hollydale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hollydale is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollydale
  • Jamestown Court
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jamestown Court is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Court
  • Kings Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
    • Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
  • Lakeview Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Limetree
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Limetree is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limetree
    • Malibu
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Malibu is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malibu
    • Normandy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Normandy is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
      • Estimated population in 2019: 962 people
    • Pleasant Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Ponderosa
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Ponderosa is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
    • Red Oak
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Red Wing Cove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Red Wing Cove is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wing Cove
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,604 people
    • Smoke Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Smoke Ridge is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Ridge
    • Stonewall
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Stonewall is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
    • Sun Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sun Valley is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
    • Sunrise
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sunrise is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
    • Twin Creeks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Twin Creeks is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creeks
    • Union City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bench Mark to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 553 miles [890 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<4> 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).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,153 miles [11,511.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,032 miles [8,098.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bench Mark) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Bench Mark 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 Bench Mark. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5982, Longitude: -84.5094       In this case, the coordinates for Bench Mark have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.318 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.731 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.37 degrees.