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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 Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Corners 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 Corners:
    • 33.957045, -84.242977
    • 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 Corners
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
    • Since The Corners is near DeKalb County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 The Corners

Communities Also Named The Corners ...

We found five communities that are also named The Corners.

Within Georgia, the name The Corners is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Wabaunsee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of The Corners [Wabaunsee County].
    • Kentucky
      • Breckinridge County
      • This The Corners is located in Breckinridge County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the The Corners that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breckinridge County community of The Corners.
    • Maryland
      • Howard County
      • This The Corners is located in Howard County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the The Corners that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of The Corners.
    • Missouri
      • Perry County
      • This The Corners is located in Perry County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the The Corners that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of The Corners.
    • New York
      • Tompkins County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of The Corners [Tompkins County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Corners ...

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.

  • Beaverdam ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Beaverdam is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
  • Chestnut Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Chestnut Forest is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Forest
  • Elmside Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Elmside Village is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmside Village
  • Four Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Four Oaks is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Oaks
  • Happy Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Happy Hollow is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
  • Horseshoe Bend
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Horseshoe Bend is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
  • Jones Bridge Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jones Bridge Landing is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bridge Landing
  • Lake Villas
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Villas is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villas
  • Littlebrooke Farm
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Littlebrooke Farm is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlebrooke Farm
  • Meadowlake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Meadowlake is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlake
  • Mechanicsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Overlook
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Overlook is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Peachtree
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Peachtree is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree
    • Peachtree Corners
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Peachtree Forest
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Peachtree Forest is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Forest
    • Peachtree Station
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Peachtree Station is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Station
    • River Bluff
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • River Bluff is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff
    • Riversong
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Riversong is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riversong

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

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

  • Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from The Corners to Lawrenceville, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take five to six 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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,004 miles [8,053.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 The Corners 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- The Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Corners 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 Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9570, Longitude: -84.2430       In this case, the coordinates for The Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.177 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.618 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.179 degrees.