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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 Carlton Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carlton Woods 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 Carlton Woods:
- 33.530668, -84.674099
- 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 Carlton Woods
- 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 Carlton Woods is near Coweta County and also Fayette 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 Fayette 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 Carlton Woods
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carlton Woods ...
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.
- Bethany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bethany is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Cackle Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cackle Corner is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cackle Corner
- Cedar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Corn Creek Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Corn Creek Cove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek Cove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,683 people
- Fireside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fireside is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireside
- Graceland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graceland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland
- Green Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Springs is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Kingsridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsridge
- Lester
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lester is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Magnolia Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia Farms is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Farms
- Major
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Major is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major
- Rivertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rivertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sandy Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sandy Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Stop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stop is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Union City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Windsong
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Windsong is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong
How Far From Carlton Woods 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 Carlton Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Carlton Woods and extending to:
- Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Carlton Woods to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 563 miles [906.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,461 miles [10,398 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,042 miles [8,114.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Carlton Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Carlton Woods 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 Carlton Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5307, Longitude: -84.6741 In this case, the coordinates for Carlton Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.412 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.829 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.451 degrees. |
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