Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Cool Springs Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cool Springs Forest and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cool Springs Forest

• 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 Cool Springs Forest:
  • 34.388431, -83.931573
  • 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 Cool Springs Forest

• 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 Hall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
  • Since Cool Springs Forest is near Lumpkin County and also Dawson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lumpkin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dawson 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 Cool Springs Forest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cool Springs Forest ...

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.

• Big Oak
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Big Oak is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
• Destitute Acres
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Destitute Acres is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Destitute Acres
• Greystone
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greystone is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
• Happy Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Happy Valley is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
• Holiday Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Holiday Hills is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
• Indian Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Indian Hills is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Lake Ranch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lake Ranch is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ranch
• Lake Shore
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Shore is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
• Leisure Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Leisure Lake is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Lake
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Looper Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Looper Lake is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looper Lake
  • Price
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Price is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
  • Scoutland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Scoutland is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scoutland
  • Squirrel Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Squirrel Creek is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Creek
  • Wahoo Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Wahoo Forest is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo Forest
  • Wahoo Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Wahoo Valley is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo Valley

How Far From Cool Springs Forest 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 Cool Springs Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Cool Springs Forest to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 492 miles [791.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,390 miles [10,283.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,094 miles [11,416.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,972 miles [8,001.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'