Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lamplighter Square:
  • 33.586777, -85.064944
  • 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 Lamplighter Square

• 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Since Lamplighter Square is near Haralson County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Haralson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Lamplighter Square

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lamplighter Square ...

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.

• Cedarwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedarwood is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
• Double Branches
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Double Branches is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Branches
• Hickory Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Heights is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Heights
• Hodge ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hodge is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
• Holly Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Heights is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Heights
• Knob Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Knob Hill is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
• Leisure Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Leisure Heights is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Heights
• Oak Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Oak Mountain
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Mountain is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mountain
• Plowshare ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Plowshare is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowshare
• Riverbend
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Riverbend is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
• Shady Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Shady Grove is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove

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

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

• Carrollton, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Lamplighter Square to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 577 miles [928.6 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 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,475 miles [10,420.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,179 miles [11,553.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,057 miles [8,138.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'