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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 Cotton Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cotton Creek and the surrounding area.
- 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 Cotton Creek:
- 33.896216, -84.000465
- 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 Cotton Creek
- 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 Cotton Creek is near Walton County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walton 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 Cotton Creek
Communities Also Named Cotton Creek ...
We found one communities that are also named Cotton Creek.
Within Georgia, the name Cotton Creek is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Cotton Creek in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Adams County
- This Cotton Creek is located in Adams County and lies 1,230 miles [1,979.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cotton Creek that is located in Gwinnett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Cotton Creek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cotton Creek ...
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.
- Cricket Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cricket Hill is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Hill
- Emerald Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Emerald Forest is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Forest
- Falcon Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Falcon Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Ridge
- Five Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Flowers Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Flowers Crossing is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Crossing
- Graystone
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Graystone is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graystone
- Murphyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Murphyville is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphyville
- Plantation Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plantation Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Woods
- River Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- River Bridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bridge
- River Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- River Oak is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Oak
- Rivermist
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rivermist is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermist
- Rose Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Garden is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Sandlewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sandlewood is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlewood
- Summerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Summerville is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Summit Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Chase is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Chase
- Sweet Water
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Water is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Williams Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Place is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Place
- Yellow River ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Yellow River is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow River
How Far From Cotton Creek 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 Cotton Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cotton Creek and extending to:
- Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies just to the North.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Cotton Creek to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 518 miles [833.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,416 miles [10,325.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,118 miles [11,455.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,996 miles [8,040.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cotton Creek) 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 Cotton Creek 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 Cotton Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8962, Longitude: -84.0005 In this case, the coordinates for Cotton Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.032 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.443 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.099 degrees. |
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