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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 Chestnut Log, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chestnut Log and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Chestnut Log:
    • 33.748441, -84.645767
    • 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 Chestnut Log
  • 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 Chestnut Log is near Cobb County and also Fulton 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 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 Chestnut Log

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chestnut Log ...

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.

  • Carmel Chase
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Carmel Chase is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Chase
  • County Line Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • County Line Heights is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Heights
  • County Line Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • County Line Place is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Place
  • English Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • English Heights is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Heights
  • Heritage Square
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Heritage Square is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Square
  • High Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • High Point is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Ivy Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ivy Point is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Point
  • Meadowview
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Meadowview is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
  • Park Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Park Forest is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
  • Rocky Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rocky Hills is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hills
  • Rolling Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Sandtown ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandtown is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Skyview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Skyview is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
    • Stoneybrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Stoneybrook is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
    • Sunset Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Sunset Hill is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill
    • Trail Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Trail Creek is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek

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

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

  • Douglasville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the West.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Chestnut Log to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 552 miles [888.4 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 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,153 miles [11,511.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,031 miles [8,096.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Chestnut Log) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Chestnut Log 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 Chestnut Log. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7484, Longitude: -84.6458       In this case, the coordinates for Chestnut Log have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.405 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.852 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.388 degrees.