Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Carmel Chase:
  • 33.715664, -84.702157
  • 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 Carmel Chase

• 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 Carmel Chase is near Fulton County and also Paulding County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding 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 Carmel Chase

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carmel Chase ...

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
• Captains Quarters
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Captains Quarters is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Quarters
• Chapel Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
• Chestnut Log
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Chestnut Log is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Log
• County Line Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 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
• Creek Indian
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Creek Indian is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Indian
• Dorris
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Dorris is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorris
• Doublegate
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Doublegate is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublegate
• English Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • English Heights is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Heights
• Evergreen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Heritage Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Heritage Valley is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Valley
• Continue List   (11 more) ...
  • High Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • High Point is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Kellogg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Kellogg is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
  • Meadowview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadowview is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
  • Rebel Trail
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Rebel Trail is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Trail
  • Rolling Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Springwood Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
  • Stoneybrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Stoneybrook is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
  • Sugar Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Sugar Creek is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
  • Sunset Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Sunset Hill is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill
  • Timber Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Timber Valley is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Valley
  • Trail Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Trail Creek is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek

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

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

• Douglasville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Carmel Chase 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 five to six 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 7,157 miles [11,518.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,035 miles [8,103 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'