Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Johnson Land:
  • 33.679276, -84.786881
  • 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 Johnson Land

• 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
  • Since Johnson Land is near Fulton County and also Paulding 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 Paulding 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 Johnson Land

Curious and Interesting Names Near Johnson Land ...

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.

• Bent Pine
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bent Pine is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Pine
• Bright Star
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bright Star is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
• Captains Quarters
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Captains Quarters is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Quarters
• Chapel Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
• Doublegate
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Doublegate is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublegate
• Evergreen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Evergreen is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Executive Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Executive Heights is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Heights
• Gregory Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Gregory Heights is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Heights
• Heritage Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Heritage Valley is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Valley
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Kings Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Kings Point is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
  • Orchard Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Orchard Park is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
  • Pumpkintown Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pumpkintown Ferry is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkintown Ferry
  • Springwood Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
  • Sugar Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sugar Creek is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
  • Sweetwater Bluff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sweetwater Bluff is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Bluff

How Far From Johnson Land 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 Johnson Land to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Douglasville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Johnson Land to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> 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 561 miles [902.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,459 miles [10,394.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,163 miles [11,527.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,040 miles [8,111.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'