Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Jamerson Forest:
  • 34.063988, -84.509653
  • 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 Jamerson Forest

• 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 Jamerson Forest is near Cherokee County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Jamerson Forest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jamerson Forest ...

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.

• Cherokee Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cherokee Forest is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
• Creek View
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Creek View is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
• Falcon Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Falcon Hills is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Hills
• Heritage Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Heritage Farms is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Farms
• Independence Walk
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Independence Walk is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Walk
• Joshua Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Joshua Landing is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Landing
• Kings Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Kings Crossing is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossing
• Mountain Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mountain Ridge is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ridge
• Noonday
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Noonday is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
  • Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
• Rocky Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Springs is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
• Skyridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Skyridge is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyridge
  • Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
• Trickum Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Trickum Hills is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum Hills
• Willow Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Willow Creek is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek

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

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

• Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Jamerson Forest to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> 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 532 miles [856.2 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,429 miles [10,346.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,134 miles [11,481.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,011 miles [8,064.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'