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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 Capitol View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Capitol View 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 Capitol View:
- 33.716774, -84.413261
- 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 Capitol View
- 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 Capitol View is near DeKalb County and also Clayton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton 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 Capitol View
Communities Also Named Capitol View ...
We found four communities that are also named Capitol View.
Within Georgia, the name Capitol View is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Capitol View is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Capitol View that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Capitol View.
- South Carolina
- Richland County
- This Capitol View is located in Richland County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the east of the Capitol View that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Capitol View.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Capitol View is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,579 miles [2,541.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Capitol View that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Capitol View.
- Virginia
- Henrico County
- This Capitol View is located in Henrico County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the northeast of the Capitol View that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Capitol View.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Capitol View ...
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.
- Cabbage Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
- Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Knott ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Knott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knott
- Mechanicsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Orchard Knob
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Knob is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Peoplestown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Peoplestown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoplestown
- Rosedale Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale Heights is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Heights
- Roseland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Roseland is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Slabtown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Snake Nation ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Snake Nation is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Nation
- Summerhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Summerhill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Vine City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vine City is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine City
How Far From Capitol View 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 Capitol View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Capitol View and extending to:
- Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the north northeast (NNE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Capitol View to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,441 miles [10,365.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,144 miles [11,497.2 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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Capitol View) 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 Capitol View 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 Capitol View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7168, Longitude: -84.4133 In this case, the coordinates for Capitol View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.267 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.688 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.304 degrees. |
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