Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Caramore:
  • 33.467059, -84.622153
  • 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 Caramore

• 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • Since Caramore is near Coweta County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coweta County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Caramore

Curious and Interesting Names Near Caramore ...

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.

• Cobblestone Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cobblestone Creek is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone Creek
• Golfview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Golfview is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golfview
• Graceland
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Graceland is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland
• Green Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Springs is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
• Greensway
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Greensway is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensway
• Kingsridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Kingsridge is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsridge
• Magnolia Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Magnolia Farms is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Farms
• Major
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Major is located in Coweta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major
• Sandy Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy Creek is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Shake Rag
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Shake Rag is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake Rag
  • Shoal Creek Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Shoal Creek Forest is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Forest
  • Spooner Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Spooner Ridge is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner Ridge
  • Stop
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Stop is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
  • Windsong
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Windsong is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong
  • Wisdom Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wisdom Woods is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdom Woods

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

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

• Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Caramore to Fayetteville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 23 miles [37 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 564 miles [907.7 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 6,462 miles [10,399.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,164 miles [11,529.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,042 miles [8,114.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'