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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Murray County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Cannon Heights

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)
  • Cedar Ridge is located in Whitfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
• Cedar Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Valley is located in Whitfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
• Crow ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Crow is located in Whitfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
• Dawnville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dawnville is located in Whitfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawnville
• Five Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Five Springs is located in Whitfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Springs
• Keiths Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Keiths Mill is located in Whitfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keiths Mill
• Pleasant Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Whitfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Rocky Face
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rocky Face is located in Whitfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Face
  • Estimated population in 2019: 137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Face <1>
• Treadwell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Treadwell is located in Murray County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treadwell
• Union Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Union Point is located in Whitfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people

How Far From Cannon Heights 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 Cannon Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> 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]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Cannon Heights to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,000 miles [8,046.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'