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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 Forest Glen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest Glen 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 Glen:
    • 33.841772, -84.711325
    • 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 Forest Glen
  • 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 Forest Glen ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Forest Glen.

There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Forest Glen.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Wilcox County
      • This Forest Glen is located in Wilcox County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Forest Glen that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilcox County community of Forest Glen.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Trinity County
      • This Forest Glen is located in Trinity County and lies 2,155 miles [3,468.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Forest Glen that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trinity County community of Forest Glen.
    • Connecticut
      • Middlesex County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Forest Glen [Middlesex County].
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Forest Glen [Cook County].
    • Indiana
      • Kosciusko County
      • This Forest Glen is located in Kosciusko County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the north of the Forest Glen that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kosciusko County community of Forest Glen.
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Tammany Parish
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Forest Glen [Saint Tammany Parish].
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Forest Glen is located in Montgomery County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Forest Glen that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Forest Glen.
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • This Forest Glen is located in Erie County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Forest Glen that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Forest Glen.
      • Ulster County
      • This Forest Glen is located in Ulster County and lies 791 miles [1,273 km] to the northeast of the Forest Glen that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Forest Glen.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Forest Glen lies 1,379 miles [2,219.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Forest Glen that is located in Cobb County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Monroe County
      • This Forest Glen is located in Monroe County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Forest Glen that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Forest Glen.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Forest Glen is located in Blount County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Forest Glen that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Forest Glen.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Forest Glen is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,542 miles [2,481.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Forest Glen that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Forest Glen.
    • Virginia
      • James City County
      • This Forest Glen is located in James City County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Forest Glen that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the James City County community of Forest Glen.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest Glen ...

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.

  • Deer Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
    • Deer Run is located in Paulding County
  • Forkwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forkwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkwood
    • Forkwood is located in Paulding County
  • Greenfield Chase
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Chase
    • Greenfield Chase is located in Paulding County
  • Harpers Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpers Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Lake
    • Harpers Lake is located in Paulding County
  • Hickory Glen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Glen
    • Hickory Glen is located in Paulding County
  • Indian Rose
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
    • Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
  • Pine Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Oaks
    • Pine Oaks is located in Cobb County
  • Pleasant Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
    • Pleasant Hills is located in Paulding County
  • Powder Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powder Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Ridge
    • Powder Ridge is located in Cobb County
  • Powder Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Powder Springs Chase
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powder Springs Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Chase
    • Powder Springs Chase is located in Cobb County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 15,758 people
  • Springbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
    • Springbrook is located in Cobb County
  • Steeplechase
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steeplechase have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
    • Steeplechase is located in Cobb County

How Far From Forest Glen 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 Forest Glen to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Forest Glen to Marietta, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 550 miles [885.1 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,448 miles [10,377.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,152 miles [11,510 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,030 miles [8,095 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Cobb County: www.cobbcounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Forest Glen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forest Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8418, Longitude: -84.7113       In this case, the coordinates for Forest Glen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Forest Glen 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.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Forest Glen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Glen to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.448 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.914 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.392 degrees.




 

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