Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cabbage Town, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cabbage Town and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cabbage Town
- 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 Cabbage Town:
- 33.748162, -84.366593
- 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 Cabbage Town
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Cabbage Town is near DeKalb County and also Clayton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- eBird sighting report for Clayton 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cabbage Town ...
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.
- Copen Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copen Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copen Hill
- Copen Hill is located in Fulton County
- Five Points
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Fulton County
- Mechanicsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Fulton County
- Peoplestown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoplestown
- Peoplestown is located in Fulton County
- Roseland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Slabtown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Snake Nation ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snake Nation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Nation
- Snake Nation is located in Fulton County
- Summerhill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerhill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Summerhill is located in Fulton County
- Vine City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Virginia Highlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Highlands
- Virginia Highlands is located in Fulton County
How Far From Cabbage Town 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 Cabbage Town to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cabbage Town and extending to:
- Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the west northwest (WNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 540 miles [869 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Cabbage Town to White House, with an average speed<3>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 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,141 miles [11,492.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,019 miles [8,077.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cabbage Town. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fulton County: www.co.fulton.ga.us/
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 'straight-line' (or 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- Cabbage Town) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cabbage Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7482, Longitude: -84.3666 In this case, the coordinates for Cabbage Town 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 Cabbage Town 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 312.241 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.663 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.279 degrees. |