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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 Mountain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Misty Mountain 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 Mountain:
- 34.089543, -84.452985
- 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 Mountain
- 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Since Misty Mountain is near Fulton County and also Cobb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Misty Mountain
Curious and Interesting Names Near Misty Mountain ...
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.
- Bluff Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bluff Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Bramble Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bramble Oak is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramble Oak
- Colony Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Colony Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Springs
- Creek View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Creek View is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Deerchase
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Deerchase is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerchase
- Hunters Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Mill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Mill
- Knotts Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Knotts Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Landing
- Knotts Pointe
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Knotts Pointe is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Pointe
- Little River Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mountain Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Mountain Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mountain Ridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ridge
- Pioneer Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pioneer Crossing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Crossing
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Riverchase
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Riverchase is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
- Rocky Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rocky Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
- Rocky Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rocky Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Sunny Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Brook is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Brook
- Tomahawk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tomahawk is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Trickum Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Trickum Hills is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum Hills
- Wildwood Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood Springs is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
- Willow Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Willow Tree is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Tree
How Far From Misty Mountain to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Mountain to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Misty Mountain and extending to:
- Canton, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Misty Mountain to Canton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 23 miles [37 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 528 miles [849.7 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,426 miles [10,341.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,130 miles [11,474.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,008 miles [8,059.6 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- Misty Mountain) 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 Misty Mountain 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 Mountain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0895, Longitude: -84.4530 In this case, the coordinates for Misty Mountain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.306 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.785 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.23 degrees. |
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