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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 Lodge West, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lodge West 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 Lodge West:
    • 33.772329, -84.561877
    • 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 Lodge West
  • 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 Cobb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
    • Since Lodge West is near Fulton County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Lodge West

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lodge West ...

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.

  • Boulder Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Boulder Park is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Park
  • Boulder Vista
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Boulder Vista is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Vista
  • Cherokee Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cherokee Hills is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
  • Flagstone
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Flagstone is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagstone
  • Gordon Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Gordon Heights is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
  • Gordon Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Gordon Woods is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Woods
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,857 people
  • Greens Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Greens Ferry is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Ferry
  • Howard
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Howard is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Ivy Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Ivy Point is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Point
  • Kennedy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kennedy is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
  • Lizzie ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lizzie is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
  • Nelsons Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Nelsons Ferry is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,377 people
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Saddleback Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Saddleback Ridge is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddleback Ridge
    • Songwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Songwood is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Songwood
    • Summit Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Summit Ridge is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Ridge
    • Whisperwoods
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Whisperwoods is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisperwoods

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

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

  • Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Lodge West to Marietta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 547 miles [880.3 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 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,445 miles [10,372.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,148 miles [11,503.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,026 miles [8,088.6 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- Lodge West) 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 Lodge West 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 Lodge West. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7723, Longitude: -84.5619       In this case, the coordinates for Lodge West have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.357 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.80 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.349 degrees.