Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Capstan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Capstan and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Capstan
- 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 Capstan:
- 33.217064, -85.065218
- 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 Capstan
- 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 Heard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Heard County
- Since Capstan is near Troup County and also Coweta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Troup County
- eBird sighting report for Coweta 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 Capstan ...
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.
- Beaver Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cove
- Beaver Cove is located in Troup County
- Cooksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Cooksville is located in Heard County
- Eagles Rest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagles Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Rest
- Eagles Rest is located in Troup County
- Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Heard County
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Heard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
- Hillcrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Indian Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bend
- Indian Bend is located in Troup County
- Mooty Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mooty Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooty Ferry
- Mooty Ferry is located in Troup County
- Riverwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Rockridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Shellnut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Texas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Whispering Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Whispering Pines is located in Heard County
How Far From Capstan 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 Capstan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Capstan once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Capstan and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Heard County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<4> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Capstan to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 595 miles [957.6 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 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,492 miles [10,447.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,195 miles [11,579.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,073 miles [8,164.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Capstan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Capstan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Capstan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2171, Longitude: -85.0652 In this case, the coordinates for Capstan 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 Capstan 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 312.626 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.033 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.676 degrees. |