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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 Blakeford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blakeford 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 Blakeford:
- 33.998711, -84.443541
- 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 Blakeford
- 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 Cobb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
- Since Blakeford is near Fulton County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Blakeford
Communities Also Named Blakeford ...
We found one communities that are also named Blakeford.
Within Georgia, the name Blakeford is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Blakeford in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Queen Anne's County
- This Blakeford is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Blakeford that is located in Cobb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Blakeford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blakeford ...
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.
- Boulder Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Boulder Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Creek
- Chimney Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chimney Lakes is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Lakes
- Coventry Downs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Coventry Downs is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Downs
- Crossgate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crossgate is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
- Forest Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Brook is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Brook
- Glenforest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glenforest is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenforest
- Heartwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Heartwood is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartwood
- Hedgerow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hedgerow is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgerow
- Heritage Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Heritage Glen is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Glen
- Holly Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Oaks is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,442 people
- Indian Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Indian Hills is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Lake Colony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Colony is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Colony
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mountain Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Creek is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Oak Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Chase is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Chase
- Plantation Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Plantation Place is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Place
- Sandy Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sandy Plains is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Plains
- Seven Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Seven Springs is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Waterfront
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waterfront is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfront
How Far From Blakeford 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 Blakeford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blakeford and extending to:
- Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Blakeford 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 five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 532 miles [856.2 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 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,134 miles [11,481.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,011 miles [8,064.4 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 from Point A (ie- Blakeford) 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 Blakeford 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 Blakeford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9987, Longitude: -84.4435 In this case, the coordinates for Blakeford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.296 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.762 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.248 degrees. |
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