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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 Cackle Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cackle Corner 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 Cackle Corner:
    • 33.585945, -84.710212
    • 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 Cackle Corner
  • 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 Cackle Corner is near Douglas County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Cackle Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cackle Corner ...

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.

  • Big Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Creek is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
  • Cedar Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Chapel Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Corn Creek Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Corn Creek Cove is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek Cove
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,683 people
  • Creek Indian
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Creek Indian is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Indian
  • Doublegate
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Doublegate is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublegate
  • Fireside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Fireside is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireside
  • Green Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Springs is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
  • Kings Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kings Point is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
  • Lester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lester is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
  • Neal Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Neal Ferry is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Ferry
  • Orchard Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Orchard Park is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Pumpkintown Ferry
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pumpkintown Ferry is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkintown Ferry
    • Rebel Trail
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Rebel Trail is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Trail
    • Redwine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Redwine is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwine
    • Rivertown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rivertown is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
    • Sweetwater Bluff
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sweetwater Bluff is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Bluff

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cackle Corner and extending to:

  • Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cackle Corner to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 562 miles [904.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,460 miles [10,396.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,163 miles [11,527.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,041 miles [8,112.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cackle Corner) 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 Cackle Corner 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 Cackle Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5859, Longitude: -84.7102       In this case, the coordinates for Cackle Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.436 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.865 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.452 degrees.