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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 Covered Bridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Covered Bridge 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 Covered Bridge:
    • 33.958713, -84.167973
    • 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 Covered Bridge
  • 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 Covered Bridge is near Fulton County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Covered Bridge

Communities Also Named Covered Bridge ...

We found one communities that are also named Covered Bridge.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Covered Bridge.

Beyond Georgia.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Troup County
      • This Covered Bridge is located in Troup County and lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the southwest of the Covered Bridge that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Covered Bridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Covered Bridge ...

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.

  • Beaver Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Beaver Hills is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hills
  • Beaverdam ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Beaverdam is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
  • Carriage Gate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Carriage Gate is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Gate
  • Centurion Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Centurion Hills is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centurion Hills
  • Elmside Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Elmside Village is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmside Village
  • Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Heritage Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Heritage Station is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Station
  • Indian Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Indian Crossing is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Crossing
  • Jones Bridge Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jones Bridge Landing is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bridge Landing
  • Meadow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Meadow is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
  • Mechanicsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Overlook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Overlook is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Peachtree Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Peachtree Forest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Peachtree Forest is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Forest
    • Peachtree Station
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Peachtree Station is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Station
    • Pleasant Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Rogers Mill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rogers Mill is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Mill
    • Rolling Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rolling Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
    • Waters Ferry
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Waters Ferry is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Ferry

How Far From Covered Bridge 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 Covered Bridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Covered Bridge to Lawrenceville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 522 miles [840.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,420 miles [10,332 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,123 miles [11,463.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,001 miles [8,048.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Covered Bridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Covered Bridge 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 Covered Bridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9587, Longitude: -84.1680       In this case, the coordinates for Covered Bridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.133 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.568 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.15 degrees.