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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 McKown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McKown 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 McKown:
    • 33.770385, -84.705491
    • 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 McKown
  • 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
    • Since McKown is near Cobb County and also Paulding County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding 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 McKown

Curious and Interesting Names Near McKown ...

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.

  • County Line Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • County Line Heights is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Heights
  • County Line Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • County Line Place is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Place
  • Dorris
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dorris is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorris
  • English Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • English Heights is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Heights
  • Hickory Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hickory Forest is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
  • High Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • High Point is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Kellogg
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Kellogg is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
  • Lincoln Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lincoln Heights is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
  • Merlin Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Merlin Meadows is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merlin Meadows
  • Park Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Park Forest is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
  • Rocky Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Rocky Hills is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hills
  • Rolling Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Stoneybrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Stoneybrook is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
    • Sunset Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sunset Hill is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill
    • Timber Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Timber Valley is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Valley
    • Trail Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Trail Creek is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
    • Young Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Young Park is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Park

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

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

  • Douglasville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from McKown to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 553 miles [890 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 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,155 miles [11,514.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,033 miles [8,099.8 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- McKown) 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 McKown 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 McKown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7704, Longitude: -84.7055       In this case, the coordinates for McKown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.441 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.897 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.406 degrees.