Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Carey Park:
  • 33.783717, -84.471874
  • 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 Carey Park

• 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 Carey Park is near Cobb County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Carey Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carey Park ...

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.

• Bolton
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bolton is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
• Boulder Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Boulder Park is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Park
• De Foor Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • De Foor Ferry is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Foor Ferry
• Ellen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ellen is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen
• Greens Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Greens Ferry is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Ferry
• Grove Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Grove Park is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
• Hills Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hills Park is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Park
• Lizzie ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lizzie is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
• Magnolia
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Magnolia is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Nelsons Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Nelsons Ferry is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,377 people
• Rockdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Rockdale is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Snake Nation ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Snake Nation is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Nation
• Vine City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Vine City is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine City

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

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

• Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the east southeast (ESE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Carey Park 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>'