Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Choice, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Choice and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Choice
- 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 Choice:
- 33.881492, -84.163806
- 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 Choice
- 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 Gwinnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
- Since Choice is near DeKalb County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Choice ...
We found three communities that share the name Choice.
Within Georgia, the name Choice is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Tennessee
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Choice ...
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.
- Beaver Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hills
- Beaver Hills is located in Gwinnett County
- Cedar Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Creek is located in Gwinnett County
- Four Winds
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Winds have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Winds
- Four Winds is located in Gwinnett County
- Indian Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Crossing
- Indian Crossing is located in Gwinnett County
- Kings Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Kings Mountain is located in DeKalb County
- Lester Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lester Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Woods
- Lester Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Mountain Brooke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brooke have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brooke
- Mountain Brooke is located in Gwinnett County
- Mountain Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
- Patriots Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patriots Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Hill
- Patriots Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Pebble Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Pebble Creek is located in Gwinnett County
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Gwinnett County
- Rolling Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Rolling Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
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- Silver Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
- Silver Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Smoke Rise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoke Rise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Smoke Rise is located in DeKalb County
- Smoketree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Stone Mill Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Mill Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Mill Run
- Stone Mill Run is located in DeKalb County
- Trickem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Tucker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Tucker is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tucker <4>
- Yellow River ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow River
- Yellow River is located in Gwinnett County
- Silver Ridge
How Far From Choice 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 Choice to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Choice once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Choice and extending to:
- Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Choice to Lawrenceville, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 525 miles [844.9 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,004 miles [8,053.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Gwinnett County: www.co.gwinnett.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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- Choice) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Choice. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8815, Longitude: -84.1638 In this case, the coordinates for Choice have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Choice could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Choice, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Choice to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.127 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.551 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.167 degrees. |