Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Emerald Willows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Emerald Willows and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Emerald Willows

• 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 Emerald Willows:
  • 34.073710, -84.685213
  • 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 Emerald Willows

• 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 Emerald Willows is near Bartow County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Emerald Willows

Curious and Interesting Names Near Emerald Willows ...

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.

• Big Shanty Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Shanty Hills is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty Hills
• Emerald Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Emerald Forest is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Forest
• Falcon Shores
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Falcon Shores is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Shores
• Hills-A-Rolling
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hills-A-Rolling is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills-A-Rolling
• Hunters Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hunters Cove is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Cove
• Indian Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Indian Village is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
• Iron Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Iron Hill is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
• Lakeview Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
• Mars Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
• Mars Hill Downs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mars Hill Downs is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Downs
• Plantation Walk
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Plantation Walk is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Walk
• Summer Trace
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Summer Trace is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Trace
• Twin Pines
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Twin Pines is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Pines

How Far From Emerald Willows to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Emerald Willows to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Emerald Willows to Marietta, with an average speed<2> 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 539 miles [867.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,436 miles [10,357.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,141 miles [11,492.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,019 miles [8,077.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'