Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Calumet West, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Calumet West and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Calumet West

• 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 Calumet West:
  • 33.980657, -84.677158
  • 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 Calumet West

• 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 Calumet West is near Paulding County and also Bartow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow 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 Calumet West

Curious and Interesting Names Near Calumet West ...

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 Shanty Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Shanty Hills is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty Hills
• Cross Roads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cross Roads is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Fox Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fox Ridge is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
• Hunt Club
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hunt Club is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Club
• Lakeview Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
• Lost Mountain
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lost Mountain is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Mountain
• Lost Mountain Woods
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lost Mountain Woods is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Mountain Woods
• Mars Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
• Mars Hill Downs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mars Hill Downs is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Downs
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Powder Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Powder Mill is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Mill
  • Red Rock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Red Rock is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
  • Red Rock Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Red Rock Hills is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Hills
  • Signal Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Signal Point is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Point
  • Story ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Story is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
  • Wildwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Wildwood is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Calumet West 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 Calumet West to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Calumet West 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 543 miles [873.9 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 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,440 miles [10,364.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,145 miles [11,498.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,022 miles [8,082.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'