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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 Driskolls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Driskolls 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 Driskolls:
    • 33.733701, -84.960797
    • 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 Driskolls
  • 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Since Driskolls is near Douglas County and also Haralson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Haralson 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 Driskolls

Curious and Interesting Names Near Driskolls ...

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.

  • Arbor Walk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Arbor Walk is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Walk
  • Ash
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ash is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
  • Chestnut Hill ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Cottonwood Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cottonwood Valley is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Valley
  • Draketown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Draketown is located in Haralson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
  • Five Points
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Five Points is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Hart Town
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hart Town is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
  • Ithaca
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Ithaca is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
  • Mulberry Place
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mulberry Place is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Place
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Ridge Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ridge Corners is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Corners
    • Sand Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Sand Hill is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
    • Shady Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Shady Grove is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Temple
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Union
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Union is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Willow Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Willow Creek is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Driskolls and extending to:

  • Carrollton, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Driskolls to Carrollton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 566 miles [910.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,464 miles [10,402.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,168 miles [11,535.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,046 miles [8,120.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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- Driskolls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Driskolls 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 Driskolls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7337, Longitude: -84.9608       In this case, the coordinates for Driskolls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.59 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.064 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.516 degrees.