Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Giles Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Giles Crossing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Giles Crossing

• 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 Giles Crossing:
  • 34.044267, -84.619378
  • 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 Giles Crossing

• 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 Cobb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
  • Since Giles Crossing is near Cherokee County and also Bartow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow 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 Giles Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Giles Crossing ...

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.

• Big Shanty Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Big Shanty Hills is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty Hills
• Chestnut Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Cross Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cross Creek is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
• Emerald Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Emerald Forest is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Forest
• Emerald Willows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Emerald Willows is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Willows
• Falcon Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Falcon Hills is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Hills
• Hickory Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hickory Forest is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
• Hills-A-Rolling
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hills-A-Rolling is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills-A-Rolling
• Hunt Club
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunt Club is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Club
• Hunters Cove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunters Cove is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Cove
• Independence Walk
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Independence Walk is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Walk
• Iron Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Iron Hill is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Kellogg Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Kellogg Creek is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg Creek
  • Kings Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Kings Crossing is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossing
  • Lakeview Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Land of Lakes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Land of Lakes is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Lakes
  • Mars Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
  • Mars Hill Downs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mars Hill Downs is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Downs
  • Oak Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Oak Grove is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Plantation Walk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Plantation Walk is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Walk
  • Shadowbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Shadowbrook is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
  • Signal Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Signal Point is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Point
  • Summer Trace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Summer Trace is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Trace
  • Twin Pines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Twin Pines is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Pines
  • Woodwind Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodwind Station is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwind Station

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

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

• Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Giles Crossing 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 most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 537 miles [864.2 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,435 miles [10,356.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,140 miles [11,490.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,017 miles [8,074.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'