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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 Menlo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Menlo 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 Menlo:
- 34.483526, -85.477596
- 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 Menlo
- 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 Chattooga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chattooga County
- Since Menlo is near Cherokee County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Menlo
Communities Also Named Menlo ...
We found three communities that are also named Menlo.
Within Georgia, the name Menlo is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Guthrie County
- This Menlo is located in Guthrie County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<1> to the northwest of the Menlo that is located in Chattooga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guthrie County community of Menlo.
- Kansas
- Thomas County
- This Menlo is located in Thomas County and lies 904 miles [1,454.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Menlo that is located in Chattooga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thomas County community of Menlo.
- Washington
- Pacific County
- This Menlo is located in Pacific County and lies 2,145 miles [3,452 km]<1> to the northwest of the Menlo that is located in Chattooga County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pacific County community of Menlo.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Menlo ...
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.
- Alpine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Broomtown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Broomtown is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Cloudland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Grover
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Neal Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Neal Crossing is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Crossing
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Summerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Menlo 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 city such as Menlo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Menlo and extending to:
- Summerville, which is the Seat of Chattooga County, lies just to the East.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Menlo to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 557 miles [896.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,159 miles [11,521.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,036 miles [8,104.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Menlo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Menlo 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 Menlo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4835, Longitude: -85.4776 In this case, the coordinates for Menlo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.932 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.562 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.545 degrees. |
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