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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 Gordon Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gordon Woods 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 Gordon Woods:
    • 33.792328, -84.563266
    • 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 Gordon Woods
  • 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 Gordon Woods is near Fulton County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Gordon Woods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gordon Woods ...

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.

  • Boulder Vista
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Boulder Vista is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Vista
  • Cherokee Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Cherokee Hills is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
  • Creelwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Creelwood is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creelwood
  • Flagstone
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Flagstone is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagstone
  • Furniture City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Furniture City is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
  • Gordon Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Gordon Heights is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
  • Greens Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Greens Ferry is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Ferry
  • Howard
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Howard is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Ivy Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Ivy Point is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Point
  • Kennedy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Kennedy is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
  • Lizzie ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Lizzie is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
  • Nelsons Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Nelsons Ferry is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,377 people
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Pine Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Pine Creek is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
    • Saddleback Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Saddleback Ridge is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddleback Ridge
    • Songwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Songwood is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Songwood
    • Summit Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Summit Ridge is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Ridge
    • Whisperwoods
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Whisperwoods is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisperwoods

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

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

  • Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Gordon Woods to Marietta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 546 miles [878.7 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 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,148 miles [11,503.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,026 miles [8,088.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gordon Woods) 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 Gordon Woods 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 Gordon Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7923, Longitude: -84.5633       In this case, the coordinates for Gordon Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.358 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.804 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.345 degrees.