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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 Merlin Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Merlin Meadows 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 Merlin Meadows:
- 33.777885, -84.717713
- 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 Merlin Meadows
- 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 Merlin Meadows is near Paulding County and also Cobb 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 Cobb 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 Merlin Meadows
Curious and Interesting Names Near Merlin Meadows ...
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.
- Captains Quarters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Captains Quarters is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Quarters
- County Line Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- County Line Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Heights
- County Line Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] 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 southeast)
- English Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Heights
- Evergreen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Heritage Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Heritage Valley is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Valley
- Hickory Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hickory Forest is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
- Hickory Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hickory Glen is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Glen
- 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 south)
- Kellogg is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Lincoln Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Park Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Park Forest is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
- Pleasant Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Rocky Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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
- Springwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Stoneybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stoneybrook is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
- Sunset Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Hill is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill
- Timber Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Timber Valley is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Valley
- Trail Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trail Creek is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
- Young Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Young Park is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Park
How Far From Merlin Meadows 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 Merlin Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Merlin Meadows and extending to:
- Douglasville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the 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 Merlin Meadows 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 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 7,155 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Merlin Meadows) 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 Merlin Meadows 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 Merlin Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7779, Longitude: -84.7177 In this case, the coordinates for Merlin Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.449 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.907 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.409 degrees. |
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