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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 Meadow Lark, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadow Lark 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 Meadow Lark:
- 33.884271, -84.839662
- 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 Meadow Lark
- 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 Paulding County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding County
- Since Meadow Lark is near Cobb County and also Douglas 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 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 Meadow Lark
Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadow Lark ...
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.
- Emerald Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Emerald Forest is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Forest
- Forest Echo
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Forest Echo is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Echo
- Green Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Greenacres
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greenacres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres
- Hart Circle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hart Circle is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Circle
- Hickory Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hickory Gap is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Gap
- Honeysuckle Plantation
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lake Swan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Swan is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Swan
- Little Creek Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Creek Farms is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek Farms
- Meadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mountain Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mountain Trace is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Trace
- Oak Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Creek is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Quail Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Quail Run is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Rock Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rock Springs is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Sunset Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Hills is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Swan Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Lake is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
How Far From Meadow Lark 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 Meadow Lark to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Meadow Lark and extending to:
- Dallas, which is the Seat of Paulding County, lies just to the North.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Meadow Lark to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> 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 554 miles [891.6 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 6,452 miles [10,383.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,156 miles [11,516.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,034 miles [8,101.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Meadow Lark) 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 Meadow Lark 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 Meadow Lark. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8843, Longitude: -84.8397 In this case, the coordinates for Meadow Lark have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.526 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.01 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.432 degrees. |
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