Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Drew, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Drew and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Drew
- 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 Drew:
- 34.208429, -84.219641
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Drew
- 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 Forsyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- Since Drew is near Cherokee County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- eBird sighting report for Fulton 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Drew ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Drew.
Within Georgia, the name Drew is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Florida
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Calcasieu Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Drew [Calcasieu Parish].
- Ouachita Parish
- This Drew is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 476 miles [766 km]<2> to the west of the Drew that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Drew.
- Maine
- Michigan
- Isabella County
- This Drew is located in Isabella County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km]<2> to the north of the Drew that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isabella County community of Drew.
- Newaygo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Drew [Newaygo County].
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Laclede County
- This Drew is located in Laclede County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Drew that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laclede County community of Drew.
- Saint Louis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Drew [Saint Louis County].
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- This Drew lies 697 miles [1,121.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Drew that is located in Forsyth County.
- Oregon
Curious and Interesting Names Near Drew ...
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.
- Bentgrass Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentgrass Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentgrass Farms
- Bentgrass Farms is located in Fulton County
- Big Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Christophers Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christophers Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christophers Run
- Christophers Run is located in Fulton County
- Ducktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Free Home
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Heardville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heardville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heardville
- Heardville is located in Forsyth County
- Hightower
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Hopewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Mars Hill Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mars Hill Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Crossroads
- Mars Hill Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Matt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Orange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Sunnybrook Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnybrook Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Farms
- Sunnybrook Farms is located in Fulton County
- Wood Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley
- Wood Valley is located in Fulton County
How Far From Drew 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 Drew to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Drew and extending to:
- Cumming, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies just to the East.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Drew to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,410 miles [10,315.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,115 miles [11,450.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,992 miles [8,033.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Drew. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Forsyth County: www.forsythco.com/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Drew could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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- Drew) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Drew. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2084, Longitude: -84.2196 In this case, the coordinates for Drew have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Drew to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.173 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.649 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.108 degrees. |