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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 Gamma, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gamma 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 Gamma:
    • 33.507891, -84.439648
    • 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 Gamma
  • 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
    • Since Gamma is near Clayton County and also Fulton 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 Fulton 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 Gamma

Communities Also Named Gamma ...

We found two communities that are also named Gamma.

Within Georgia, the name Gamma is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Missouri
      • Montgomery County
      • This Gamma is located in Montgomery County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gamma that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Gamma.
    • Texas
      • Sterling 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 Texas community of Gamma [Sterling County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gamma ...

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.

  • Camelot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Camelot is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Cottonwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cottonwood is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Deep Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Deep Forest is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Forest
  • Dix - Leeson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dix - Leeson is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix - Leeson
  • Evans Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Evans Park is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Park
  • Fox Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fox Run is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
  • Frog Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Frog Hollow is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hollow
  • Ginger Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ginger Hills is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Hills
  • Graves Way
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Graves Way is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Way
  • Hickory Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Acres is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
  • Hopeful
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hopeful is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful
  • Mockingbird Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mockingbird Hill is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Ponderosa
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Ponderosa is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
    • Quail Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Quail Valley is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
    • Skylane Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Skylane Hills is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylane Hills
    • Spring Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Valley is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Timberlake
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Timberlake is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
    • Willow Bend
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Willow Bend is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend

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

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

  • Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Gamma to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 555 miles [893.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,452 miles [10,383.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,154 miles [11,513.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,033 miles [8,099.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Gamma) 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 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 Gamma 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>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 Gamma 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 Gamma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5079, Longitude: -84.4396       In this case, the coordinates for Gamma have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.273 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.666 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.365 degrees.