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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 Little River North, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little River North 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 Little River North:
    • 34.113987, -84.490763
    • 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 North
  • 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 North 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 North

Curious and Interesting Names Near Little River North ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Bluff Creek is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
  • Cherokee Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherokee Forest is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
  • Colony Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Colony Springs is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Springs
  • Creek View
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hunters Mill is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Mill
  • Independence Walk
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Independence Walk is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Walk
  • Joshua Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Joshua Landing is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Landing
  • Knotts Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Knotts Landing is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Landing
  • Little River Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Little River Crossing is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Crossing
  • 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) ...
    • Noonday
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Noonday is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
      • Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
    • Pioneer Crossing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pioneer Crossing is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Crossing
    • Riverchase
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Riverchase is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
    • Rocky Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 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 southeast)
      • 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 east)
      • Sunny Brook is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Brook
    • 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 south)
      • Willow Creek is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
    • Willow Tree
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Willow Tree is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Tree

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

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

  • Canton, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies just to the North.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Little River North to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 529 miles [851.3 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 7,131 miles [11,476.2 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Little River North) 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 North 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 North. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1140, Longitude: -84.4908       In this case, the coordinates for Little River North have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.329 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.816 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.239 degrees.