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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 Country Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Country 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 Country Creek:
- 34.020934, -84.647157
- 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 Country 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 Cobb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
- Since Country Creek is near Cherokee County and also Bartow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow 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 Country Creek
Communities Also Named Country Creek ...
We found one communities that are also named Country Creek.
Within Georgia, the name Country Creek is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Country Creek in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Country Creek is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,567 miles [2,521.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Country Creek that is located in Cobb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Country Creek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Country 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.
- Big Shanty Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Big Shanty Hills is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty Hills
- Emerald Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Emerald Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Forest
- Emerald Willows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Emerald Willows is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Willows
- Falcon Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon Shores is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Shores
- Hickory Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Forest is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
- Hills-A-Rolling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hills-A-Rolling is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills-A-Rolling
- Hunt Club
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hunt Club is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Club
- Hunters Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters Cove is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Cove
- Iron Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Hill is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
- Lakeview Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Mars Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Mars Hill Downs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mars Hill Downs is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Downs
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Plantation Walk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Plantation Walk is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Walk
- Red Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Rock is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Signal Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Signal Point is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Point
- Summer Trace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Summer Trace is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Trace
How Far From Country Creek 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 Country Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Country Creek and extending to:
- Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Country 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 540 miles [869 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,142 miles [11,493.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,019 miles [8,077.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (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- Country 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 Country 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 Country Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0209, Longitude: -84.6472 In this case, the coordinates for Country Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.418 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.905 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.323 degrees. |
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