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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 McEachern Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McEachern Woods and the surrounding area.
- 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 McEachern Woods:
- 33.912603, -84.694658
- 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 McEachern Woods
- 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 McEachern Woods is near Paulding County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding 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 McEachern Woods
Curious and Interesting Names Near McEachern Woods ...
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.
- California
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- California is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Echo Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Echo Ridge is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Ridge
- Forest Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Forest Glen is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Forkwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forkwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkwood
- Fox Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Ridge is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
- Gold Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gold Creek is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Creek
- Greenfield Chase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield Chase is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Chase
- Hardy Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hardy Hills is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Hills
- Harpers Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harpers Lake is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Lake
- Hearthwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hearthwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthwood
- Hidden Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hidden Oaks is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
- Indian Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Indian Lake is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lost Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Meadows is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Meadows
- Lost Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lost Mountain is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Mountain
- Lost Mountain Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Mountain Woods is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Mountain Woods
- Powder Creek Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Powder Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Powder Mill is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Mill
- Powder Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Powder Springs Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Powder Springs Chase is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Chase
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,758 people
- Quails Nest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quails Nest is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quails Nest
- Red Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Red Rock is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Red Rock Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Red Rock Hills is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Hills
- Spanish Trails
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spanish Trails is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trails
- Steeplechase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Steeplechase is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
- Timberchase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Timberchase is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberchase
- Wildwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From McEachern Woods 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 McEachern Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in McEachern Woods and extending to:
- Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from McEachern Woods to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,149 miles [11,505.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,026 miles [8,088.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McEachern Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 McEachern Woods 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 McEachern Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9126, Longitude: -84.6947 In this case, the coordinates for McEachern Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.441 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.917 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.368 degrees. |
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