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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 Creek Hollow South, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Creek Hollow South 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 Creek Hollow South:
    • 34.123153, -84.386315
    • 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 Creek Hollow South
  • 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
    • Since Creek Hollow South is near Fulton County and also Cobb 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 Cobb 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 Creek Hollow South

Curious and Interesting Names Near Creek Hollow South ...

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.

  • Bluff Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Bluff Creek is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
  • Bramble Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bramble Oak is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramble Oak
  • Christophers Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Christophers Run is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christophers Run
  • Colony Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Colony Springs is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Springs
  • Crabapple
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Crabapple is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabapple
  • Deerchase
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Deerchase is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerchase
  • Fields Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fields Crossroads is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
  • Greenway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Greenway is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
  • Hardman Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hardman Place is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Place
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,930 people
  • Hickory Flat
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
  • Hunters Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hunters Mill is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Mill
  • Knotts Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Knotts Landing is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Landing
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Knotts Pointe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Knotts Pointe is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Pointe
    • Misty Mountain
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Misty Mountain is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Mountain
    • Mountain Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mountain Park is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
    • Pioneer Crossing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pioneer Crossing is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Crossing
    • Riverchase
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverchase is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
    • Rocky Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rocky Creek is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
    • Sunny Brook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Sunny Brook is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Brook
    • Sweet Apple Crossing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Sweet Apple Crossing is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Apple Crossing
    • Tomahawk
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Tomahawk is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
    • Union Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Union Hill is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Wildwood Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Wildwood Springs is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
    • Willow Tree
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Willow Tree is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Tree
    • Wood Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Wood Valley is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley

How Far From Creek Hollow South 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 Creek Hollow South to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Creek Hollow South and extending to:

  • Canton, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Creek Hollow South to Canton, with an average speed<2> 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 524 miles [843.3 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 6,421 miles [10,333.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,003 miles [8,051.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Creek Hollow South) 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 Creek Hollow South 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 Creek Hollow South. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1232, Longitude: -84.3863       In this case, the coordinates for Creek Hollow South have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.268 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.746 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.195 degrees.