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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 Felton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Felton and the surrounding area.
- 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 Felton:
- 33.887985, -85.223728
- 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 Felton
- 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 Haralson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Haralson County
- Since Felton is near Polk County and also Cleburne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne 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 Felton
Communities Also Named Felton ...
We found eight communities that are also named Felton.
Within Georgia, the name Felton is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Lee County
- This Felton is located in Lee County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Felton that is located in Haralson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Felton.
- California
- Santa Cruz County
- This Felton is located in Santa Cruz County and lies 2,070 miles [3,331.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Felton that is located in Haralson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Cruz County community of Felton.
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Felton is located in Kent County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Felton that is located in Haralson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Felton.
- Michigan
- Bay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Felton [Bay County].
- Minnesota
- Clay County
- This Felton is located in Clay County and lies 1,083 miles [1,742.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Felton that is located in Haralson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Felton.
- Ontario
- This Felton lies 940 miles [1,512.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Felton that is located in Haralson County.
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Felton [Delaware County].
- York County
- This Felton is located in York County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Felton that is located in Haralson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Felton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Felton ...
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.
- Caseyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Caseyville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Cedartown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dugdown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dugdown is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdown
- Fish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fish is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish
- Fish Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fish Creek is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Grady ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Little Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Little Creek is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Piney Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Piney Woods is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
- Poplar Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Tabernacle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Treat ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Treat is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treat
How Far From Felton 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 Felton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Felton and extending to:
- Buchanan, which is the Seat of Haralson County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Felton to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 571 miles [918.9 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 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,468 miles [10,409.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,173 miles [11,543.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,051 miles [8,128.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Felton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Felton 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Felton 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 Felton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8880, Longitude: -85.2237 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.753 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.273 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.584 degrees. |
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