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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 Misty Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Misty Cove 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 Misty Cove:
- 34.184823, -83.983239
- 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 Misty Cove
- 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 Hall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
- Since Misty Cove is near Forsyth County and also Gwinnett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett 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 Misty Cove
Curious and Interesting Names Near Misty Cove ...
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.
- Beard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Beard is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Flowery Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forest Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forest Park is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Gay Lan
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gay Lan is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Lan
- Estimated population in 2019: 81 people
- Green Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Crossing is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Crossing
- Green Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Hammer
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hammer is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer
- Holiday Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Meadows is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Meadows
- Lights Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lights Ferry is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lights Ferry
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Oscarville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oscarville is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscarville
- Pebble Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pebble Brook is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Brook
- Reed
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reed is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Rest Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Roberts Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts Crossroads is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Crossroads
- Woodlake
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodlake is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
How Far From Misty Cove 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 Misty Cove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Misty Cove and extending to:
- Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Misty Cove to Gainesville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 504 miles [811.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,402 miles [10,303 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,105 miles [11,434.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,983 miles [8,019.4 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 '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- Misty Cove) 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 Misty Cove 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 Misty Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1848, Longitude: -83.9832 In this case, the coordinates for Misty Cove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.032 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.484 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.021 degrees. |
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