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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 Fischers Crossroad, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fischers Crossroad 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 Fischers Crossroad:
- 33.396505, -84.616597
- 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 Fischers Crossroad
- 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 Coweta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coweta County
- Since Fischers Crossroad is near Fayette County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Fischers Crossroad
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fischers Crossroad ...
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.
- Clover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clover is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
- Clover Reach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Reach is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Reach
- Cobblestone Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cobblestone Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone Creek
- Edgewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Edgewater is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Fetlock Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fetlock Meadows is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetlock Meadows
- Fishers Bank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fishers Bank is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Bank
- Golfview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Golfview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golfview
- Greensway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greensway is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensway
- Groveland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Groveland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Longstreet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Longstreet is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstreet
- Meadow Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Meadow Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Run
- Overlook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Overlook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Peachtree City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Peachtree Walk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Peachtree Walk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Walk
- Piney Knoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Piney Knoll is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Knoll
- Ridgelake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ridgelake is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgelake
- Sawmill Trace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sawmill Trace is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Trace
- Shake Rag
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shake Rag is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake Rag
- Shoal Creek Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shoal Creek Forest is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Forest
- Spooner Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spooner Ridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner Ridge
- Spyglass Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spyglass Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spyglass Hill
- Sweetwater Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sweetwater Oaks is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Oaks
- Twigs Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Twigs Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twigs Corner
- Vineyard Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vineyard Crossroads is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Crossroads
- Wisdom Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wisdom Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdom Woods
How Far From Fischers Crossroad 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 Fischers Crossroad to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Fischers Crossroad and extending to:
- Newnan, which is the Seat of Coweta County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Fischers Crossroad to Newnan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 567 miles [912.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,465 miles [10,404.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,167 miles [11,534.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,045 miles [8,119.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fischers Crossroad) 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 Fischers Crossroad 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 Fischers Crossroad. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3965, Longitude: -84.6166 In this case, the coordinates for Fischers Crossroad have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.372 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.765 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.46 degrees. |
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