Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Flying S Ranchettes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flying S Ranchettes and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Flying S Ranchettes

• 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 Flying S Ranchettes:
  • 33.747329, -84.895218
  • 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 Flying S Ranchettes

• 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
  • Since Flying S Ranchettes is near Carroll County and also Paulding County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Flying S Ranchettes

Curious and Interesting Names Near Flying S Ranchettes ...

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.

• Arbor Walk
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Arbor Walk is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Walk
• Ash
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ash is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
• Black Forest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Black Forest is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Forest
• Bright Star
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bright Star is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
• Chestnut Hill ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Cottonwood Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cottonwood Valley is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Valley
• Executive Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Executive Heights is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Heights
• Five Points
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Points is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Gregory Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Gregory Heights is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Heights
• Hart Town
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hart Town is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
• Ithaca
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ithaca is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
• Mulberry Place
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mulberry Place is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Place
• Ridge Corners
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ridge Corners is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Corners
• Willow Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Willow Creek is located in Paulding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek

How Far From Flying S Ranchettes 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 Flying S Ranchettes to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Douglasville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the East.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Flying S Ranchettes to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full 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 563 miles [906.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,460 miles [10,396.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,165 miles [11,530.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,042 miles [8,114.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'