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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 Lochwolde, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lochwolde 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 Lochwolde:
    • 33.807607, -84.022412
    • 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 Lochwolde
  • 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 Gwinnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
    • Since Lochwolde is near Rockdale County and also Walton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockdale County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walton 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 Lochwolde

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lochwolde ...

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.

  • Bermuda
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bermuda is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
  • Centerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Centerville is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 7,884 people
  • Falcon Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Falcon Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Ridge
  • Mason Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Mason Woods is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Woods
  • Meadow Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Meadow Hills is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Hills
  • Mountain Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain Cove is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cove
  • Rock Bridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Bridge is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
  • Rock Chapel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Chapel is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Chapel
  • Rockbridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Rockbridge is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
  • Rose Garden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rose Garden is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden
  • Rosebud
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Rosebud is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
  • Scenic Mountain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Scenic Mountain is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Mountain
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Summer Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Summer Place is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Place
    • Summit Chase
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Summit Chase is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Chase
    • Timber Trace
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Timber Trace is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trace
    • Twin Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Twin Village is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Village
    • Williams Place
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Williams Place is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Place

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

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

  • Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Lochwolde to Lawrenceville, 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 21 miles [33.8 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 523 miles [841.7 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 6,421 miles [10,333.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,122 miles [11,461.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,001 miles [8,048.3 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- Lochwolde) 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 Lochwolde 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 Lochwolde. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8076, Longitude: -84.0224       In this case, the coordinates for Lochwolde have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.041 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.441 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.13 degrees.