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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 Fort McPherson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fort McPherson 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 Fort McPherson:
    • 33.707299, -84.433018
    • 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 Fort McPherson
  • 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 Fort McPherson is near Clayton County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Fort McPherson

Communities Also Named Fort McPherson ...

We found one communities that are also named Fort McPherson.

Within Georgia, the name Fort McPherson is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Fort McPherson in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Northwest Territories
      • This Fort McPherson lies 3,058 miles [4,921.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fort McPherson that is located in Fulton County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort McPherson ...

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.

  • Cabbage Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
  • College Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Five Points
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Five Points is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Gilbert Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gilbert Gardens is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Gardens
  • Grove Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Grove Park is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
  • Knott ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Knott is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knott
  • Mechanicsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Orchard Knob
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Orchard Knob is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
  • Peoplestown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rosedale Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosedale Heights is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Heights
    • Roseland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Roseland is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • Slabtown ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Slabtown is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
    • Snake Nation ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Snake Nation is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Nation
    • Summerhill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Summerhill is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
    • Vine City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Vine City is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine City

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

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

  • Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the northeast (NE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Fort McPherson to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,443 miles [10,369 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,145 miles [11,498.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,024 miles [8,085.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Fort McPherson) 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 Fort McPherson 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 Fort McPherson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7073, Longitude: -84.4330    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.278 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.70 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.314 degrees.