Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Harpers Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harpers Lake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Harpers Lake
- 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 Harpers Lake:
- 33.862327, -84.732158
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Harpers Lake
- 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 Paulding County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Paulding County
- Since Harpers Lake is near Cobb County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cobb County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harpers Lake ...
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.
- California
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- California is located in Paulding County
- Deer Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Echo Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Ridge
- Echo Ridge is located in Paulding County
- Forest Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Forest Glen is located in Cobb County
- Forkwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Green Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Green Meadows is located in Paulding County
- Greenfield Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Chase
- Greenfield Chase is located in Paulding County
- Hearthwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hearthwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthwood
- Hearthwood is located in Paulding County
- Hickory Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Glen
- Hickory Glen is located in Paulding County
- Indian Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Indian Lake is located in Paulding County
- Indian Rose
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
- Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
- Pine Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pleasant Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pleasant Hills is located in Paulding County
- Powder Creek Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powder Creek Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Creek Crossing
- Powder Creek Crossing is located in Paulding County
- Powder Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powder Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Ridge
- Powder Ridge is located in Cobb County
- Powder Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs
- Powder Springs is located in Cobb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,801 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powder Springs <2>
- Powder Springs Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powder Springs Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Chase
- Powder Springs Chase is located in Cobb County
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,758 people
- Steeplechase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steeplechase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
- Steeplechase is located in Cobb County
- Pleasant Hills
How Far From Harpers Lake 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 Harpers Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Harpers Lake and extending to:
- Dallas, which is the Seat of Paulding County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Harpers Lake to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 550 miles [885.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,448 miles [10,377.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,152 miles [11,510 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,030 miles [8,095 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harpers Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Paulding County: www.paulding.gov/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harpers Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harpers Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8623, Longitude: -84.7322 In this case, the coordinates for Harpers Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Harpers Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.461 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.933 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.395 degrees. |