Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McCollum, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McCollum and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McCollum
- 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 McCollum:
- 33.450392, -84.700211
- 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 McCollum
- 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 Coweta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Coweta County
- Since McCollum is near Fayette County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named McCollum ...
We found two communities that share the name McCollum.
Within Georgia, the name McCollum is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Michigan
Curious and Interesting Names Near McCollum ...
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.
- Cobblestone Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobblestone Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone Creek
- Cobblestone Creek is located in Fayette County
- Graceland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Green Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Green Springs is located in Fulton County
- Kingsridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsridge
- Kingsridge is located in Fayette County
- Longstreet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longstreet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstreet
- Longstreet is located in Coweta County
- Magnolia Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Farms
- Magnolia Farms is located in Fayette County
- Major
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Shoal Creek Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoal Creek Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Forest
- Shoal Creek Forest is located in Coweta County
- Spooner Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spooner Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner Ridge
- Spooner Ridge is located in Fayette County
- Stop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Vineyard Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineyard Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Crossroads
- Vineyard Crossroads is located in Coweta County
- Whispering Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Whispering Pines is located in Coweta County
- Windsong
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Wisdom Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wisdom Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdom Woods
- Wisdom Woods is located in Fayette County
How Far From McCollum 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 McCollum to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McCollum and extending to:
- Newnan, which is the Seat of Coweta County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from McCollum to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> 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 568 miles [914.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,466 miles [10,406 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,168 miles [11,535.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,047 miles [8,122.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McCollum. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Coweta County: www.coweta.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McCollum) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McCollum. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4504, Longitude: -84.7002 In this case, the coordinates for McCollum have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 McCollum 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 McCollum to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.424 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.832 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.48 degrees. |