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Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Forest Echo.

Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Forest Echo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest Echo 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 Forest Echo:
    • 33.891771, -84.815495<1>
    • 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 Forest Echo
  • 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 Paulding County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding County
    • Since Forest Echo is near Cobb County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Forest Echo

Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest Echo ...

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.

  • Echo Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Echo Ridge is also located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Ridge
  • Emerald Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Emerald Forest is also located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Forest
  • Green Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Green Meadows is also located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Greenacres
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Greenacres is also located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres
  • Hart Circle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hart Circle is also located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Circle
  • Hickory Gap
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Gap is also located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Gap
  • Honeysuckle Plantation
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Honeysuckle Plantation is also located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Plantation
  • Indian Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Indian Lake is also located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
  • Indian Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Springs is also located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Lake Swan
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lake Swan is also located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Swan
  • Meadow Lark
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Meadow Lark is also located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lark
  • Meadowbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadowbrook is also located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mountain Trace
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mountain Trace is also located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Trace
    • Musket Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Musket Ridge is also located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musket Ridge
    • Oak Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Creek is also located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
    • Quail Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Quail Run is also located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Rock Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Rock Springs is also located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Spanish Trails
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Spanish Trails is also located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trails
    • Sunset Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Sunset Hills is also located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
    • Swan Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Swan Lake is also located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake

How Far From Forest Echo 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 included the distance from a community such as Forest Echo to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Forest Echo and extending to:

  • Dallas, which is the Seat of Paulding County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Forest Echo to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> 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 553 miles [890 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,155 miles [11,514.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,032 miles [8,098.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Footnotes ...

<1>GPS Coordinates for Forest Echo:
     Decimal: 33.89177, -84.815495
     DDMMSS: 33° 53' 30", -84° 48' 55"
<2>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- Forest Echo) 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 Forest Echo 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 Forest Echo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8918, Longitude: -84.8155       In this case, the coordinates for Forest Echo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.512 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.995 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.421 degrees.