Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Falcon Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Falcon Acres and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Falcon Acres
- 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 Falcon Acres:
- 33.807884, -84.674657
- 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 Falcon Acres
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Cobb County
- Since Falcon Acres is near Douglas County and also Paulding County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- eBird sighting report for Paulding 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Falcon Acres ...
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.
- County Line Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for County Line Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Heights
- County Line Heights is located in Douglas County
- County Line Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for County Line Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Place
- County Line Place is located in Douglas County
- Creelwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - English Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Heights
- English Heights is located in Douglas County
- Forest Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Forest Glen is located in Cobb County
- Furniture City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furniture City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
- Furniture City is located in Cobb County
- Heritage Square
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Square have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Square
- Heritage Square is located in Douglas County
- Hickory Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
- Hickory Forest is located in Douglas County
- Hickory Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Glen
- Hickory Glen is located in Paulding County
- High Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Douglas County
- James Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Heights
- James Heights is located in Cobb County
- Merlin Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merlin Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merlin Meadows
- Merlin Meadows is located in Douglas County
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- Park Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
- Park Forest is located in Douglas County
- Pine Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Pine Creek is located in Cobb County
- Pine Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Pleasant Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pleasant Hills is located in Paulding County
- Powder Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powder Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Ridge
- Powder Ridge is located in Cobb County
- Powder Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs
- Powder Springs is located in Cobb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,801 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powder Springs <2>
- Rocky Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hills
- Rocky Hills is located in Douglas County
- Skyview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Springbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Springbrook is located in Cobb County
- Steeplechase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steeplechase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
- Steeplechase is located in Cobb County
- Stoneybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
- Stoneybrook is located in Douglas County
- Trail Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trail Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
- Trail Creek is located in Douglas County
- Park Forest
How Far From Falcon Acres 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 Falcon Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Falcon Acres and extending to:
- Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Falcon Acres to Marietta, with an average speed<4> 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 16 miles [25.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 550 miles [885.1 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,448 miles [10,377.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,152 miles [11,510 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,030 miles [8,095 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Falcon Acres. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cobb County: www.cobbcounty.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Falcon Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Falcon Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8079, Longitude: -84.6747 In this case, the coordinates for Falcon Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Falcon Acres 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 312.425 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.883 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.385 degrees. |