RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Georgia >> Cherokee County >> Little River Crossing >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Little River Crossing
  • 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 Little River Crossing:
    • 34.113154, -84.474652
    • 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 Little River Crossing
  • 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 Little River Crossing is near Cobb County and also Fulton 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 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 Little River Crossing

Communities Also Named Little River Crossing ...

We found one communities that are also named Little River Crossing.

Within Georgia, the name Little River Crossing is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Little River Crossing in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Hanover County
      • This Little River Crossing is located in Hanover County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Little River Crossing that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Little River Crossing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Little River Crossing ...

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.

  • Bluff Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Bluff Creek is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
  • Bramble Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bramble Oak is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramble Oak
  • Cherokee Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherokee Forest is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
  • Colony Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Colony Springs is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Springs
  • Creek View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Creek View is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
  • Deerchase
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Deerchase is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerchase
  • Hunters Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hunters Mill is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Mill
  • Joshua Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Joshua Landing is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Landing
  • Knotts Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Knotts Landing is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Landing
  • Knotts Pointe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Knotts Pointe is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Pointe
  • Misty Mountain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Misty Mountain is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Mountain
  • Mountain Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Mountain Ridge is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ridge
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Pioneer Crossing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pioneer Crossing is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Crossing
    • Riverchase
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Riverchase is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
    • Rocky Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rocky Creek is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
    • Rocky Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Rocky Springs is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
    • Skyridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Skyridge is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyridge
      • Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
    • Sunny Brook
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Sunny Brook is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Brook
    • Tomahawk
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Tomahawk is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
    • Trickum Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Trickum Hills is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum Hills
    • Willow Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Willow Creek is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
    • Willow Tree
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Tree is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Tree

How Far From Little River Crossing 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 Little River Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Little River Crossing and extending to:

  • Canton, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Little River Crossing 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 528 miles [849.7 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,426 miles [10,341.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,130 miles [11,474.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,008 miles [8,059.6 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- Little River Crossing) 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 Little River Crossing 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 Little River Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1132, Longitude: -84.4747       In this case, the coordinates for Little River Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.319 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.805 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.233 degrees.