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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 The Columns, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Columns 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 The Columns:
    • 33.946213, -84.412428
    • 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 The Columns
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
    • Since The Columns is near Fulton County and also DeKalb 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 DeKalb 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 The Columns

Communities Also Named The Columns ...

We found one communities that are also named The Columns.

Within Georgia, the name The Columns is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named The Columns in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Stafford County
      • This The Columns is located in Stafford County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Columns that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of The Columns.

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Columns ...

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.

  • Chimney Trace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chimney Trace is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Trace
  • Coldstream
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Coldstream is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
  • Crossgate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Crossgate is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
  • Forest Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Forest Brook is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Brook
  • Greyfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Greyfield is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyfield
  • Heard Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Heard Ferry is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Ferry
  • Heritage Glen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Heritage Glen is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Glen
  • Hidden Branches
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hidden Branches is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Branches
  • Indian Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Hills is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Lake Colony
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lake Colony is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Colony
  • Misty Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Misty Ridge is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Ridge
  • Post Harbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Post Harbor is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Harbor
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Post River
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Post River is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post River
    • Power Ferry
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Power Ferry is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power Ferry
    • Redfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Redfield is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
    • Sandy Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Seven Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Seven Springs is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
    • Shadowwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Shadowwood is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowwood
    • Trailridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Trailridge is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailridge

How Far From The Columns 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 The Columns to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Columns and extending to:

  • Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies just to the West.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from The Columns to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 533 miles [857.8 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,431 miles [10,349.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,134 miles [11,481.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,012 miles [8,066 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- The Columns) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 The Columns 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 The Columns. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9462, Longitude: -84.4124       In this case, the coordinates for The Columns have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.276 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.731 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.249 degrees.