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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 Laffingal, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laffingal 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 Laffingal:
    • 34.191485, -84.648545
    • 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 Laffingal
  • 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 Laffingal is near Bartow County and also Cobb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb 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 Laffingal

Curious and Interesting Names Near Laffingal ...

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.

  • Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Center is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Cherokee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cherokee is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
  • Double Springs ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Double Springs is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
  • Fields Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fields Landing is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Landing
  • Happy Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Happy Hollow is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
  • Heritage Place
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Heritage Place is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Place
  • Hidden Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hidden Hills is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
  • Hills-A-Rolling
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hills-A-Rolling is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills-A-Rolling
  • Holly Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Spring is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Spring
  • Indian Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Indian Village is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
  • Island Mills Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Island Mills Ferry is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Mills Ferry
  • Kellogg Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kellogg Creek is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg Creek
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Little River Landing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Little River Landing is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Landing
    • Plantation Walk
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Plantation Walk is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Walk
    • Stamp Creek ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Stamp Creek is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamp Creek
    • Twin Pines
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Twin Pines is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Pines

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

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

  • Canton, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Laffingal to Canton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 532 miles [856.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving 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 7,135 miles [11,482.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,012 miles [8,066 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Laffingal) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Laffingal 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 Laffingal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1915, Longitude: -84.6485       In this case, the coordinates for Laffingal have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.425 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.938 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.283 degrees.