Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Captains Quarters, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Captains Quarters and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Captains Quarters

• 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 Captains Quarters:
  • 33.730664, -84.732991
  • 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 Captains Quarters

• 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
  • Since Captains Quarters is near Paulding County and also Cobb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb 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 Captains Quarters

Curious and Interesting Names Near Captains Quarters ...

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.

• Bent Pine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bent Pine is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Pine
• Bright Star
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bright Star is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
• Carmel Chase
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Carmel Chase is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Chase
• Chapel Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
• County Line Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • County Line Heights is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Heights
• County Line Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • County Line Place is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Place
• Dorris
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Dorris is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorris
• Doublegate
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Doublegate is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublegate
• English Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • English Heights is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Heights
• Evergreen
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Evergreen is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Executive Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Executive Heights is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Heights
• Gregory Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Gregory Heights is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Heights
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Heritage Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Heritage Valley is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Valley
  • Hickory Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hickory Forest is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
  • High Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • High Point is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Kellogg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Kellogg is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
  • Lincoln Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lincoln Heights is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
  • Merlin Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Merlin Meadows is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merlin Meadows
  • Rebel Trail
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rebel Trail is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Trail
  • Rolling Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Springwood Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
  • Stoneybrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Stoneybrook is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
  • Sugar Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sugar Creek is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
  • Sunset Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunset Hill is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill
  • Timber Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Timber Valley is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Valley
  • Young Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Young Park is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Park

How Far From Captains Quarters 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 Captains Quarters to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Captains Quarters and extending to:

• Douglasville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Captains Quarters to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 556 miles [894.8 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,454 miles [10,386.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,036 miles [8,104.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'