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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 Cambridge Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cambridge Forest 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 Cambridge Forest:
- 33.627058, -83.877406
- 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 Cambridge Forest
- 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 Newton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
- Since Cambridge Forest is near Rockdale County and also Walton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockdale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walton 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 Cambridge Forest
Communities Also Named Cambridge Forest ...
We found one communities that are also named Cambridge Forest.
Within Georgia, the name Cambridge Forest is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Cambridge Forest in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Wake County
- This Cambridge Forest is located in Wake County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cambridge Forest that is located in Newton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Cambridge Forest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cambridge Forest ...
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.
- Airport Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Airport Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Grove
- Beaver Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Creek is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Cedar Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Ridge is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
- Dialtown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dialtown is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialtown
- Fieldstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fieldstone is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstone
- Flint Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Hidden Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hidden Pines is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Pines
- Horseshoe Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Horseshoe Springs is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Springs
- Marble Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Marble Valley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Meadow View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Meadow View is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
- Murphy Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Murphy Hills is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Hills
- Porterdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- River North
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- River North is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River North
- Riverbend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverbend is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Settlers Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Settlers Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Grove
- Spring Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Twin Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Twin Oaks is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
How Far From Cambridge Forest 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 Cambridge Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cambridge Forest and extending to:
- Covington, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Cambridge Forest to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 526 miles [846.5 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,123 miles [11,463.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,002 miles [8,049.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cambridge Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Cambridge Forest 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 Cambridge Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6271, Longitude: -83.8774 In this case, the coordinates for Cambridge Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.95 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.31 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.118 degrees. |
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