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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Knob:
    • 33.609277, -84.173807
    • 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 Knob
  • 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
    • Since Knob is near DeKalb County and also Rockdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockdale 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 Knob

Communities Also Named Knob ...

We found five communities that are also named Knob.

Within Georgia, the name Knob is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Clay County
      • This Knob is located in Clay County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Knob that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Knob.
    • California
      • Shasta County
      • This Knob is located in Shasta County and lies 2,172 miles [3,495.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Knob that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Knob.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Beaver County
      • This Knob is located in Beaver County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Knob that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Knob.
    • South Carolina
      • Pickens County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Knob [Pickens County].
    • Virginia
      • Tazewell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Knob [Tazewell County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Knob ...

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.

  • Bramblewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bramblewood is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramblewood
  • Cherrywood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherrywood is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
  • Chimney Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chimney Ridge is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Ridge
  • Cotton Indian Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cotton Indian Creek is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Indian Creek
  • Creek Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Creek Cove is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Cove
  • Dove Rest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dove Rest is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Rest
  • Fay ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Fay is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
  • Flakes Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Flakes Crossing is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flakes Crossing
  • Foxfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Foxfield is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
  • Hidden Lakes
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hidden Lakes is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lakes
  • Miners Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Miners Creek is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Creek
  • Pinecrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Pinecrest is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Raiders Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Raiders Ridge is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raiders Ridge
    • Royal Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Royal Oaks is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
    • Springwood Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Springwood Valley is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Valley
    • Stokes Crossing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Stokes Crossing is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Crossing
    • Strawberry Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Strawberry Hills is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Hills
    • Swan Lake
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Swan Lake is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
    • Woodstream
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Woodstream is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Knob once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Knob and extending to:

  • McDonough, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Knob to McDonough, with an average speed<4> 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 539 miles [867.4 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,436 miles [10,357.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,138 miles [11,487.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,016 miles [8,072.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Knob) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Knob, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Knob 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.
<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 Knob to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Knob. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6093, Longitude: -84.1738       In this case, the coordinates for Knob have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.122 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.506 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.237 degrees.