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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 Forrister, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forrister 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 Forrister:
    • 33.955658, -84.841051
    • 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 Forrister
  • 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 Forrister is near Cobb County and also Polk 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 Polk 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 Forrister

Curious and Interesting Names Near Forrister ...

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.

  • Acorn Tree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Acorn Tree is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Tree
  • Cross Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cross Creek is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
  • Forest Echo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Forest Echo is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Echo
  • Hart Circle
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hart Circle is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Circle
  • Hidden Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hidden Oaks is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
  • Indian Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Springs is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Little Creek Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Creek Farms is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek Farms
  • Meadow Lark
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Meadow Lark is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lark
  • Mountain Trace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Mountain Trace is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Trace
  • Musket Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Musket Ridge is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musket Ridge
  • Pumpkin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pumpkin is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin
  • Rock Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Springs is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Spanish Trails
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Spanish Trails is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trails
    • Sunset Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunset Hills is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
    • Twelve Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Twelve Oaks is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
    • Wildwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Wildwood is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Windmill Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Windmill Creek is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Creek
    • Wood Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Wood Valley is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Forrister and extending to:

  • Dallas, which is the Seat of Paulding County, lies just to the South.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Forrister to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> 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 551 miles [886.7 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<3> 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).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,153 miles [11,511.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,031 miles [8,096.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forrister) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Forrister 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 Forrister. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9557, Longitude: -84.8411       In this case, the coordinates for Forrister have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.529 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.025 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.416 degrees.