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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 Fields Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fields Landing 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 Fields Landing:
    • 34.197041, -84.573820
    • 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 Fields Landing
  • 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

Communities Also Named Fields Landing ...

We found one communities that share the name Fields Landing.

Within Georgia, the name Fields Landing is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Fields Landing in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Humboldt County
      • This Fields Landing is located in Humboldt County and lies 2,199 miles [3,538.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fields Landing that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Fields Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fields Landing ...

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.

  • Cherokee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
    • Cherokee is located in Cherokee County
  • Cross Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
    • Cross Creek is located in Cherokee County
  • Double Springs ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
    • Double Springs is located in Bartow County
  • Happy Hollow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
    • Happy Hollow is located in Bartow County
  • Heritage Place
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Place
    • Heritage Place is located in Cherokee County
  • Holly Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Independence Walk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence Walk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Walk
    • Independence Walk is located in Cherokee County
  • Island Mills Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Mills Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Mills Ferry
    • Island Mills Ferry is located in Bartow County
  • Joshua Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joshua Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Landing
    • Joshua Landing is located in Cherokee County
  • Kellogg Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg Creek
    • Kellogg Creek is located in Cherokee County
  • Land of Lakes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Land of Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Lakes
    • Land of Lakes is located in Cherokee County
  • Little River Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little River Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Landing
    • Little River Landing is located in Cherokee County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Oak Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Cherokee County
    • Shadowbrook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
      • Shadowbrook is located in Cherokee County
    • Stamp Creek ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamp Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamp Creek
      • Stamp Creek is located in Bartow County
    • Twin Pines
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Pines
      • Twin Pines is located in Cherokee County
    • Woodwind Station
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodwind Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwind Station
      • Woodwind Station is located in Cherokee County

How Far From Fields Landing to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fields Landing and extending to:

  • Canton, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Fields Landing to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 528 miles [849.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,426 miles [10,341.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,131 miles [11,476.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,008 miles [8,059.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fields Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cherokee County: www.cherokeega.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fields Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fields Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1970, Longitude: -84.5738       In this case, the coordinates for Fields Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Fields Landing 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 312.381 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.888 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.252 degrees.









 

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