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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 Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest Valley 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 Valley:
- 33.890103, -84.371315
- 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 Valley
- 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Forest Valley is near DeKalb County and also Cobb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb 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 Valley
Communities Also Named Forest Valley ...
We found one communities that are also named Forest Valley.
Within Georgia, the name Forest Valley is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Forest Valley in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Guilford County
- This Forest Valley is located in Guilford County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Forest Valley that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Forest Valley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest Valley ...
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.
- Coldstream
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coldstream is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
- Derby Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Derby Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Hill
- Dunwoody
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edwardsville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Edwardsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Heard Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heard Ferry is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Ferry
- Hidden Branches
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hidden Branches is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Branches
- Misty Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Misty Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Ridge
- Peachtree Park ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Peachtree Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Park
- Post Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Post Harbor is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Harbor
- Post River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Post River is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post River
- Postwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Postwoods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postwoods
- Power Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Power Ferry is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power Ferry
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Powers Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Powers Lane is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lane
- Redfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Redfield is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Sandy Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shadowwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shadowwood is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowwood
- Starlight Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Starlight Hills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlight Hills
- Trailridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trailridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailridge
- Treetop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Treetop is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treetop
- Village Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Village Mill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Mill
How Far From Forest Valley to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forest Valley and extending to:
- Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Forest Valley to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 534 miles [859.4 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,432 miles [10,351.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,135 miles [11,482.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,013 miles [8,067.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Valley 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 Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8901, Longitude: -84.3713 In this case, the coordinates for Forest Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.25 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.693 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.246 degrees. |
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