Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Goodes:
  • 33.532612, -84.728268
  • 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 Goodes

• 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 Goodes is near Carroll County and also Coweta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coweta 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 Goodes

Curious and Interesting Names Near Goodes ...

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.

• Byers Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Byers Crossroads is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Crossroads
• Cackle Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cackle Corner is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cackle Corner
• Cedar Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Green Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Green Springs is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
• Kingsridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingsridge is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsridge
• Lester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lester is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
• Major
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Major is located in Coweta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major
• Neal Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Neal Ferry is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Ferry
• Pumpkintown Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pumpkintown Ferry is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkintown Ferry
• Redwine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Redwine is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwine
• Rivertown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rivertown is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown

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

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

• Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Goodes 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.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 566 miles [910.9 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 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,463 miles [10,401.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,166 miles [11,532.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,044 miles [8,117.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'