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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 Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Country Park 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 Country Park:
    • 34.002324, -84.011018
    • 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 Park
  • 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 Country Park is near Forsyth County and also Barrow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Barrow 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 Park

Communities Also Named Country Park ...

We found four communities that are also named Country Park.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Country Park.

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

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Cobb County
      • This Country Park is located in Cobb County and lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Country Park that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Country Park.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Rutherford County
      • This Country Park is located in Rutherford County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Country Park that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Country Park.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Country Park is located in Weber County and lies 1,605 miles [2,583 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Country Park that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Country Park.
    • Virginia
      • Frederick County
      • This Country Park is located in Frederick County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Country Park that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Country Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Country Park ...

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.

  • Deerwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Deerwood is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Falconcrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Falconcrest is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconcrest
  • Forest River
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Forest River is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest River
  • Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunting Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hunting Creek is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Creek
  • Maple Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Maple Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
  • Marsh Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Marsh Creek is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
  • Rambling Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rambling Woods is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambling Woods
  • Saddlewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Saddlewood is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlewood
  • Sandlewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandlewood is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlewood
  • Steeplechase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Steeplechase is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
  • Summerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Summerville is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Village Gate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Village Gate is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Gate

How Far From Country Park 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 Country Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Country Park 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 just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 513 miles [825.6 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 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,411 miles [10,317.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,114 miles [11,448.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,992 miles [8,033.8 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 from Point A (ie- Country Park) 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 Park 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 Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0023, Longitude: -84.0110       In this case, the coordinates for Country Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.042 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.47 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.077 degrees.