Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cannon Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cannon Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cannon Heights
- 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 Cannon Heights:
- 34.767580, -84.960223
- 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 Cannon Heights
- 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 Whitfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Whitfield County
- Since Cannon Heights is near Murray County and also Catoosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Murray County
- eBird sighting report for Catoosa 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 Cannon Heights ...
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.
- Cedar Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
- Cedar Ridge is located in Whitfield County
- Cedar Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Cedar Valley is located in Whitfield County
- Crow ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Dawnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Five Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Springs
- Five Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Keiths Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keiths Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keiths Mill
- Keiths Mill is located in Whitfield County
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Whitfield County
- Rocky Face
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Face
- Rocky Face is located in Whitfield County
- Estimated population in 2019: 137 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Face <3>
- Treadwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Union Point
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Union Point is located in Whitfield County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
How Far From Cannon Heights 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 Cannon Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Cannon Heights and extending to:
- Dalton, which is the Seat of Whitfield County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<4> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Cannon Heights to Atlanta, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 522 miles [840.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,416 miles [10,325.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,124 miles [11,465 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,000 miles [8,046.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cannon Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Whitfield County: www.whitfieldcountyga.com/
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Cannon Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cannon Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7676, Longitude: -84.9602 In this case, the coordinates for Cannon Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Cannon Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.633 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.258 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.267 degrees. |