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

When in Indian Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Indian Lake 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 Indian Lake:
    • 33.895937, -84.754381
    • 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 Indian Lake
  • 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

Communities Also Named Indian Lake ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Indian Lake.

Within Georgia, the name Indian Lake is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Indian Lake is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Indian Lake that is located in Paulding County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Indian Lake.
    • Indiana
      • DeKalb County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Indian Lake [DeKalb County].
      • Marion County
      • This Indian Lake is located in Marion County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the north of the Indian Lake that is located in Paulding County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Indian Lake.
    • Kentucky
      • Hancock County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Indian Lake [Hancock County].
    • Michigan
      • Cass County
      • This Indian Lake is located in Cass County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the north of the Indian Lake that is located in Paulding County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Indian Lake.
      • Kalamazoo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Indian Lake [Kalamazoo County].
      • Oscoda County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Indian Lake [Oscoda County].
    • Missouri
      • Crawford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Indian Lake [Crawford County].
    • New Jersey
      • Morris County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Indian Lake [Morris County].
    • New York
      • Hamilton County
      • This Indian Lake is located in Hamilton County and lies 884 miles [1,422.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Indian Lake that is located in Paulding County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Indian Lake.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Somerset County
      • This Indian Lake is located in Somerset County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Indian Lake that is located in Paulding County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Indian Lake.
    • Texas
      • Cameron County
      • This Indian Lake is located in Cameron County and lies 932 miles [1,499.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Indian Lake that is located in Paulding County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cameron County community of Indian Lake.
      • Newton County
      • Although located in Newton County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Indian Lake.
    • Virginia
      • Frederick County
      • This Indian Lake is located in Frederick County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Indian Lake that is located in Paulding County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Indian Lake.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Indian 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
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
    • California is located in Paulding County
  • Cross Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
    • Cross Creek is located in Paulding County
  • Deer Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
    • Deer Run is located in Paulding County
  • Echo Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Ridge
    • Echo Ridge is located in Paulding County
  • Forest Echo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Echo
    • Forest Echo is located in Paulding County
  • Forkwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forkwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkwood
    • Forkwood is located in Paulding County
  • Fox Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
    • Fox Ridge is located in Paulding County
  • Gold Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Creek
    • Gold Creek is located in Paulding County
  • Greenfield Chase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Chase
    • Greenfield Chase is located in Paulding County
  • Hardy Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardy Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Hills
    • Hardy Hills is located in Paulding County
  • Harpers Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpers Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Lake
    • Harpers Lake is located in Paulding County
  • Hearthwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hearthwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthwood
    • Hearthwood is located in Paulding County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hidden Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
      • Hidden Oaks is located in Paulding County
    • Indian Rose
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Indian Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
      • Indian Springs is located in Paulding County
    • Lost Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Meadows
      • Lost Meadows is located in Paulding County
    • Lost Mountain Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Mountain Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Mountain Woods
      • Lost Mountain Woods is located in Paulding County
    • Musket Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Musket Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musket Ridge
      • Musket Ridge is located in Paulding County
    • Powder Creek Crossing
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powder Creek Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 Mill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powder Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Mill
      • Powder Mill is located in Paulding County
    • Powder Springs Chase
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powder Springs Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Spanish Trails
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trails
      • Spanish Trails is located in Paulding County
    • Sunset Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
      • Sunset Hills is located in Paulding County
    • Timberchase
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberchase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberchase
      • Timberchase is located in Paulding County
    • Twelve Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twelve Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
      • Twelve Oaks is located in Paulding County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Indian Lake and extending to:

  • Dallas, which is the Seat of Paulding County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Indian Lake to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> 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 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>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Indian 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>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- Indian Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Indian Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8959, Longitude: -84.7544       In this case, the coordinates for Indian Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Indian Lake could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<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 Indian 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 312.476 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.954 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.396 degrees.









 

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