Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Carriage Lakes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carriage Lakes and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Carriage Lakes
- 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 Carriage Lakes:
- 34.030655, -84.406872
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Carriage Lakes
- 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 Cobb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cobb County
- Since Carriage Lakes is near Fulton County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carriage Lakes ...
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.
- Boulder Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boulder Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Creek
- Boulder Creek is located in Fulton County
- Chimney Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Lakes
- Chimney Lakes is located in Cobb County
- Coventry Downs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Downs
- Coventry Downs is located in Cobb County
- Glenforest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenforest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenforest
- Glenforest is located in Cobb County
- Greenway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Heartwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Hedgerow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Mountain Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Mountain Creek is located in Cobb County
- Oak Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Plantation Place
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Place
- Plantation Place is located in Cobb County
- Waterfront
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterfront have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfront
- Waterfront is located in Cobb County
- Wildwood Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
- Wildwood Springs is located in Fulton County
How Far From Carriage Lakes 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 Carriage Lakes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Carriage Lakes and extending to:
- Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Carriage Lakes to Marietta, with an average speed<3> 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 529 miles [851.3 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,131 miles [11,476.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,008 miles [8,059.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carriage Lakes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cobb County: www.cobbcounty.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Carriage Lakes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carriage Lakes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0307, Longitude: -84.4069 In this case, the coordinates for Carriage Lakes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Carriage Lakes to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.276 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.743 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.226 degrees. |