Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in The Marks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Marks and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for The Marks
- 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 The Marks:
- 33.370673, -84.541595
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on The Marks
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since The Marks is near Coweta County and also Clayton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Coweta County
- eBird sighting report for Clayton 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named The Marks ...
We found five communities that share the name The Marks.
Within Georgia, the name The Marks is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Iosco County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of The Marks [Iosco County].
- Luce County
- This The Marks is located in Luce County and lies 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<2> to the north of the The Marks that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luce County community of The Marks.
- Mississippi
- Ohio
Curious and Interesting Names Near The Marks ...
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.
- Chestnutfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnutfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnutfield
- Chestnutfield is located in Fayette County
- Clover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Clover Reach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Reach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Reach
- Clover Reach is located in Fayette County
- Crescent Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Oak
- Crescent Oak is located in Fayette County
- Edgewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Fetlock Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fetlock Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetlock Meadows
- Fetlock Meadows is located in Fayette County
- Fishers Bank
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Bank
- Fishers Bank is located in Fayette County
- Groveland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Jennings Yard
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennings Yard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Yard
- Jennings Yard is located in Fayette County
- Meadow Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Run
- Meadow Run is located in Fayette County
- Overlook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Peachtree Walk
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peachtree Walk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Walk
- Peachtree Walk is located in Fayette County
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- Piney Knoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Knoll
- Piney Knoll is located in Fayette County
- Rockspray
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Sawmill Trace
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawmill Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Trace
- Sawmill Trace is located in Fayette County
- Spyglass Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spyglass Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spyglass Hill
- Spyglass Hill is located in Fayette County
- Sweetwater Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Oaks
- Sweetwater Oaks is located in Fayette County
- Tapestry
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Piney Knoll
How Far From The Marks to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as The Marks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Marks and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from The Marks to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> 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 just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 566 miles [910.9 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,463 miles [10,401.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,165 miles [11,530.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,043 miles [8,115.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for The Marks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fayette County: www.admin.co.fayette.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that The Marks could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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- The Marks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Marks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3707, Longitude: -84.5416 In this case, the coordinates for The Marks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about The Marks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 The Marks to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.327 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.709 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.437 degrees. |