Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gudger Forst:
  • 34.859801, -84.829941
  • 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 Gudger Forst

• 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 Murray County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Murray County
  • Since Gudger Forst is near Whitfield County and also Bradley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whitfield County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley 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 Gudger Forst

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gudger Forst ...

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.

• Beaverdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Beaverdale is located in Whitfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
• Cedar Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Ridge is located in Whitfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
• Cedar Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Valley is located in Whitfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
• Dawnville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dawnville is located in Whitfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawnville
• Edgar ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgar is located in Whitfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
• Fort Mountain ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Mountain is located in Murray County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mountain
• Gregory
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Gregory is located in Murray County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
• Plainview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Plainview is located in Whitfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
  • Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
• Pleasant Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Whitfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Ruralvale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
• Spring Place
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Spring Place is located in Murray County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Place
• Temple Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Temple Grove is located in Murray County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
• Treadwell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Treadwell is located in Murray County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treadwell

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

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

• Chatsworth, which is the Seat of Murray County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Gudger Forst to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 512 miles [824 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,406 miles [10,309.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,114 miles [11,448.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,991 miles [8,032.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'