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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 Boulder Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boulder Park 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 Boulder Park:
- 33.752885, -84.532709
- 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 Boulder Park
- 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 Boulder Park is near Cobb County and also Douglas 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 Douglas 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 Boulder Park
Communities Also Named Boulder Park ...
We found two communities that are also named Boulder Park.
Within Georgia, the name Boulder Park is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Imperial County
- This Boulder Park is located in Imperial County and lies 1,818 miles [2,925.8 km]<1> to the west of the Boulder Park that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Imperial County community of Boulder Park.
- Michigan
- Charlevoix County
- This Boulder Park is located in Charlevoix County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the north of the Boulder Park that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlevoix County community of Boulder Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boulder Park ...
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 Vista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boulder Vista is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Vista
- Cherokee Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Hills is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Flagstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flagstone is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagstone
- Gordon Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon Heights is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
- Gordon Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,857 people
- Greens Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greens Ferry is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Ferry
- Howard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Howard is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Ivy Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy Point is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Point
- Lizzie ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lizzie is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Nelsons Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Nelsons Ferry is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,377 people
- Saddleback Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saddleback Ridge is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddleback Ridge
- Sandtown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandtown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Songwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Songwood is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Songwood
- Summit Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Ridge is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Ridge
- Whisperwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whisperwoods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisperwoods
How Far From Boulder Park to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Boulder Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Boulder Park and extending to:
- Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the East.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the east (E).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Boulder Park to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,445 miles [10,372.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,148 miles [11,503.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,026 miles [8,088.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Boulder Park) 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 Boulder Park 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 Boulder Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7529, Longitude: -84.5327 In this case, the coordinates for Boulder Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.339 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.776 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.343 degrees. |
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