Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kellogg Creek:
  • 34.113709, -84.607989
  • 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 Kellogg Creek

• 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
  • Since Kellogg Creek is near Cobb County and also Bartow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow 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 Kellogg Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kellogg Creek ...

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.

• Chestnut Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chestnut Hill is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
• Cross Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross Creek is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
• Emerald Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Emerald Forest is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Forest
• Heritage Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Heritage Place is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Place
• Hickory Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Forest is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
• Hills-A-Rolling
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hills-A-Rolling is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills-A-Rolling
• Independence Walk
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Independence Walk is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Walk
• Land of Lakes
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Land of Lakes is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Lakes
• Little River Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Little River Landing is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Landing
• Oak Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Oak Grove is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Plantation Walk
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Plantation Walk is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Walk
• Shadowbrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Shadowbrook is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
• Twin Pines
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Twin Pines is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Pines
• Woodwind Station
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Woodwind Station is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwind Station

How Far From Kellogg Creek to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kellogg Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Canton, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kellogg Creek to Canton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 534 miles [859.4 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 6,431 miles [10,349.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,136 miles [11,484.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,014 miles [8,069.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'