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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 Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest Park 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 Forest Park:
- 32.477364, -84.878541
- 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 Park
- 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 Muscogee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muscogee County
- Since Forest Park is near Chattahoochee County and also Russell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chattahoochee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Russell 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 Park
Communities Also Named Forest Park ...
We found 54 communities that are also named Forest Park.
There are four communities within Georgia that are also named Forest Park.
Beyond Georgia, we know of 50 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 50 communities, 53 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Clayton County
- This Forest Park is located in Clayton County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Forest Park.
- Dougherty County
- This Forest Park is located in Dougherty County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Forest Park.
- Hall County
- This Forest Park is located in Hall County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Forest Park.
- Richmond County
- This Forest Park is located in Richmond County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Forest Park.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Coffee County
- This Forest Park is located in Coffee County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Forest Park.
- Houston County
- This Forest Park is located in Houston County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the south southwest of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Forest Park.
- Jefferson County
- This Forest Park is located in Jefferson County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the northwest of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Forest Park.
- Madison County
- This Forest Park is located in Madison County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km] to the north northwest of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Forest Park.
- Mobile County
- This Forest Park is located in Mobile County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km] to the west southwest of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Forest Park.
- Arkansas
- Pulaski 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 Arkansas community of Forest Park [Pulaski County].
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Forest Park is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,928 miles [3,102.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Forest Park.
- Santa Cruz County
- This Forest Park is located in Santa Cruz County and lies 2,123 miles [3,416.6 km] to the west northwest of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Cruz County community of Forest Park.
- Connecticut
- Tolland 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 Park [Tolland County].
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Forest Park is located in New Castle County and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Forest Park.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Forest Park is located in Hillsborough County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Forest Park.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Forest Park is located in Cook County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Forest Park.
- Will County
- This Forest Park is located in Will County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km] to the north northwest of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Forest Park.
- Indiana
- Bartholomew County
- This Forest Park is located in Bartholomew County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the north of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartholomew County community of Forest Park.
- Steuben County
- This Forest Park is located in Steuben County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km] to the north of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Forest Park.
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Forest Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Forest Park.
- Ouachita Parish
- This Forest Park is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 423 miles [680.8 km] to the west of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Forest Park.
- Maryland
- Baltimore City
- This Forest Park is located in Baltimore City and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Forest Park.
- Charles County
- This Forest Park is located in Charles County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km] to the northeast of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Forest Park.
- Saint Mary's County
- This Forest Park is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km] to the northeast of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Forest Park.
- Washington County
- This Forest Park is located in Washington County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km] to the north northeast of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Forest Park.
- Massachusetts
- Hampden County
- This Forest Park is located in Hampden County and lies 945 miles [1,520.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Forest Park.
- Norfolk County
- This Forest Park is located in Norfolk County and lies 989 miles [1,591.6 km] to the northeast of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Forest Park.
- Missouri
- Lawrence County
- 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 Missouri community of Forest Park [Lawrence County].
- Saint Louis 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 Missouri community of Forest Park [Saint Louis County].
- Montana
- Dawson County
- This Forest Park is located in Dawson County and lies 1,452 miles [2,336.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dawson County community of Forest Park.
- New Mexico
- Bernalillo County
- This Forest Park is located in Bernalillo County and lies 1,244 miles [2,002 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bernalillo County community of Forest Park.
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- This Forest Park is located in Chautauqua County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Forest Park.
- Queens 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 New York community of Forest Park [Queens County].
- North Carolina
- Pasquotank County
- This Forest Park is located in Pasquotank County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pasquotank County community of Forest Park.
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This Forest Park is located in Hamilton County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the north of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Forest Park.
- Montgomery 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 Ohio community of Forest Park [Montgomery County].
- Ottawa County
- This Forest Park is located in Ottawa County and lies 631 miles [1,015.5 km] to the north of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Forest Park.
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma County
- This Forest Park is located in Oklahoma County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma County community of Forest Park.
- Ontario
- This Forest Park lies 1,024 miles [1,648 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- Oregon
- Multnomah 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 Oregon community of Forest Park [Multnomah County].
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks County
- This Forest Park is located in Bucks County and lies 761 miles [1,224.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Forest Park.
- Luzerne County
- This Forest Park is located in Luzerne County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km] to the northeast of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Forest Park.
- Pike County
- This Forest Park is located in Pike County and lies 808 miles [1,300.3 km] to the northeast of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Forest Park.
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Forest Park is located in Anderson County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Forest Park.
- Pickens County
- This Forest Park is located in Pickens County and lies 210 miles [338 km] to the northeast of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Forest Park.
- Spartanburg County
- This Forest Park is located in Spartanburg County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km] to the northeast of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Forest Park.
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Forest Park is located in Hamilton County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the north of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Forest Park.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Forest Park is located in Davis County and lies 1,595 miles [2,566.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Forest Park.
- Virginia
- Bedford County
- This Forest Park is located in Bedford County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Forest Park.
- Hampton City
- 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 Virginia community of Forest Park [Hampton City].
- Norfolk City
- This Forest Park is located in Norfolk City and lies 578 miles [930.2 km] to the northeast of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Forest Park.
- Radford City
- This Forest Park is located in Radford City and lies 402 miles [647 km] to the northeast of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Radford City community of Forest Park.
- Roanoke City
- This Forest Park is located in Roanoke City and lies 432 miles [695.2 km] to the northeast of the Forest Park that is located in Muscogee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Forest Park.
- Washington
- King 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 Washington community of Forest Park [King County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest Park ...
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.
- Crossgate
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crossgate is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
- Crystal Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crystal Valley is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
- Edgewood Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Edgewood Forest is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Forest
- Floyd Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Floyd Grove is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Grove
- Forestdale
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Forestdale is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Georgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Holiday Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Holiday Park is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Lake Rushin Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Rushin Heights is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Rushin Heights
- Lakeshore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lakeshore is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
- Magnolia Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Magnolia Grove is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Grove
- Merrywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Merrywood is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
- Pleasantview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantview is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Regency Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Regency Park is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
- Rosewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rosewood is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Sun Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sun Hill is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Valley Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Valley Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
- Vista Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vista Terrace is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Terrace
- Willow Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Bend is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
How Far From Forest Park 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 Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forest Park and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Muscogee County, lies just to the West.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Forest Park to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 623 miles [1,002.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,519 miles [10,491.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,218 miles [11,616.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,097 miles [8,202.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Forest Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Forest Park 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 Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Forest Park 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 Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4774, Longitude: -84.8785 In this case, the coordinates for Forest Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.477 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.758 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.771 degrees. |
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