Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Folsom, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Folsom and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Folsom
- 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 Folsom:
- 34.382869, -84.828550
- 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 Folsom
- 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 Bartow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bartow County
- Since Folsom is near Gordon County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gordon County
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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
Communities Also Named Folsom ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Folsom.
There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Folsom.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Perry County
- This Folsom is located in Perry County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Folsom that is located in Bartow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Folsom.
- Randolph County
- This Folsom is located in Randolph County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the southwest of the Folsom that is located in Bartow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Folsom.
- California
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Cherokee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Folsom [Cherokee County].
- Haskell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Folsom [Haskell County].
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Missouri
- Montana
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Colfax County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Folsom [Colfax County].
- Union County
- This Folsom is located in Union County and lies 1,083 miles [1,742.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Folsom that is located in Bartow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Folsom.
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Potter County
- This Folsom is located in Potter County and lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km]<2> to the west of the Folsom that is located in Bartow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Potter County community of Folsom.
- Shelby County
- This Folsom is located in Shelby County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km] to the west southwest of the Folsom that is located in Bartow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Folsom.
- Vermont
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Folsom ...
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.
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Big Spring is located in Gordon County
- Bowls ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Cash
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Dewey Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey Crossroads
- Dewey Crossroads is located in Bartow County
- Farmville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Five Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Bartow County
- Funkhouser
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Funkhouser have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
- Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
- Grassdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Gum Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Gum Springs is located in Bartow County
- Halls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Pine Log ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- Pine Log is located in Bartow County
- Snow Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Springs
- Snow Springs is located in Bartow County
How Far From Folsom 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 Folsom to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Folsom and extending to:
- Cartersville, which is the Seat of Bartow County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Folsom to Cartersville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 532 miles [856.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,135 miles [11,482.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,011 miles [8,064.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Folsom. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bartow County: www.bartowga.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Folsom 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Folsom) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Folsom. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3829, Longitude: -84.8286 In this case, the coordinates for Folsom have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Folsom 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 312.54 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.097 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.308 degrees. |