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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 Crossgate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crossgate 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 Crossgate:
    • 33.956768, -84.454097
    • 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 Crossgate
  • 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 Crossgate 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 Crossgate

Communities Also Named Crossgate ...

We found three communities that are also named Crossgate.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Crossgate.

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

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Muscogee County
      • This Crossgate is located in Muscogee County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Crossgate that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Crossgate.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Crossgate is located in Jefferson County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Crossgate that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Crossgate.
    • Kentucky
      • Jefferson County
      • This Crossgate is located in Jefferson County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Crossgate that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Crossgate.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crossgate ...

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.

  • Boulder Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Boulder Creek is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Creek
  • Chimney Trace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Chimney Trace is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Trace
  • Coldstream
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Coldstream is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
  • Forest Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Brook is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Brook
  • Greyfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Greyfield is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyfield
  • Heard Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Heard Ferry is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Ferry
  • Heartwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Heartwood is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartwood
  • Heritage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Heritage is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
  • Heritage Glen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Heritage Glen is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Glen
  • Indian Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Indian Hills is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Lake Colony
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Colony is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Colony
  • Plantation Place
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Plantation Place is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Place
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Post Harbor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Post Harbor is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Harbor
    • Post River
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Post River is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post River
    • Power Ferry
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Power Ferry is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power Ferry
    • Sandy Plains
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sandy Plains is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Plains
    • Sandy Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Seven Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Seven Springs is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
    • Shadowwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Shadowwood is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowwood
    • Sun Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sun Valley is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
    • Treetop
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Treetop is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treetop

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

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

  • Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies just to the West.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Crossgate to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 534 miles [859.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,432 miles [10,351.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,136 miles [11,484.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,014 miles [8,069.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crossgate) 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 Crossgate 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 Crossgate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9568, Longitude: -84.4541       In this case, the coordinates for Crossgate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.301 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.761 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.263 degrees.