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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 Driftwood Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Driftwood Station 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 Driftwood Station:
    • 34.098432, -84.490208
    • 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 Driftwood Station
  • 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 Driftwood Station is near Cobb County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Driftwood Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Driftwood Station ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bluff Creek is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
  • Cherokee Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherokee Forest is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
  • Colony Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Colony Springs is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Springs
  • Creek View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Creek View is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
  • Deerchase
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Deerchase is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerchase
  • Joshua Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Joshua Landing is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Landing
  • Knotts Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Knotts Landing is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Landing
  • Little River Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Little River Crossing is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Crossing
  • Misty Mountain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Misty Mountain is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Mountain
  • Mountain Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mountain Ridge is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ridge
  • Pioneer Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Pioneer Crossing is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Crossing
  • Riverchase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Riverchase is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Rocky Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Rocky Springs is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
    • Skyridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Skyridge is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyridge
      • Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
    • Sunny Brook
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Sunny Brook is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Brook
    • Trickum Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Trickum Hills is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum Hills
    • Willow Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Willow Creek is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek

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

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

  • Canton, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Driftwood Station 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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 529 miles [851.3 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 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,131 miles [11,476.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,009 miles [8,061.2 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Driftwood Station) 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 Driftwood Station 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 Driftwood Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0984, Longitude: -84.4902       In this case, the coordinates for Driftwood Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.328 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.812 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.242 degrees.