Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Links of Leith

• 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 Links of Leith:
  • 33.584555, -84.865494
  • 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 Links of Leith

• 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 Links of Leith is near Carroll County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Links of Leith

Curious and Interesting Names Near Links of Leith ...

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.

• Byers Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Byers Crossroads is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Crossroads
• Cross Plains
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cross Plains is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
• Dingler Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dingler Crossroads is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingler Crossroads
• Emily ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Emily is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emily
• Fairplay
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fairplay is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
• Five Points
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Points is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Hodge ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hodge is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
• Kings Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kings Point is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
• Neal Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Neal Ferry is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Ferry
• Pumpkintown Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pumpkintown Ferry is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkintown Ferry
• Redwine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Redwine is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwine
• Rivertown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rivertown is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
• Sand Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sand Hill is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Sweetwater Bluff
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sweetwater Bluff is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Bluff

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

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

• Douglasville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Links of Leith to Douglasville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 29 miles [46.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 569 miles [915.7 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 6,467 miles [10,407.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,170 miles [11,539 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,048 miles [8,124 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'