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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 Mount Bethel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Bethel and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Mount Bethel:
    • 33.966461, -84.411896
    • 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 Mount Bethel
  • 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 Cobb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
    • Since Mount Bethel is near Fulton County and also DeKalb 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 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 Mount Bethel

Communities Also Named Mount Bethel ...

We found seven communities that are also named Mount Bethel.

Within Georgia, the name Mount Bethel is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Somerset County
      • This Mount Bethel is located in Somerset County and lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mount Bethel that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Mount Bethel.
      • Warren County
      • This Mount Bethel is located in Warren County and lies 703 miles [1,131.4 km] to the northeast of the Mount Bethel that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Mount Bethel.
    • North Carolina
      • Alexander County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Mount Bethel [Alexander County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Northampton County
      • This Mount Bethel is located in Northampton County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mount Bethel that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Mount Bethel.
    • South Carolina
      • Newberry County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Mount Bethel [Newberry County].
    • Texas
      • Hunt County
      • This Mount Bethel is located in Hunt County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the west of the Mount Bethel that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunt County community of Mount Bethel.
      • Panola County
      • Although located in Panola County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Mount Bethel.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Bethel ...

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.

  • Boulder Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Boulder Creek is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Creek
  • Chimney Lakes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Chimney Lakes is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Lakes
  • Chimney Trace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chimney Trace is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Trace
  • Coldstream
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Coldstream is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
  • Crossgate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Crossgate is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
  • Dunwoody
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Forest Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Forest Brook is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Brook
  • Greyfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Greyfield is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyfield
  • Heard Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Heard Ferry is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Ferry
  • Heartwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Heartwood is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartwood
  • Heritage Glen
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Heritage Glen is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Glen
  • Hidden Branches
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hidden Branches is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Branches
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Indian Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Indian Hills is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Lake Colony
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Lake Colony is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Colony
    • Martins Ferry
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Martins Ferry is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
    • Mountain Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Mountain Creek is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
    • Oak Chase
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Oak Chase is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Chase
    • Plantation Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Plantation Place is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Place
    • Post Harbor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Post Harbor is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Harbor
    • Post River
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Post River is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post River
    • Power Ferry
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Power Ferry is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power Ferry
    • Redfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Redfield is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
    • Sandy Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Seven Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Seven Springs is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
    • Sun Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sun Valley is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
    • Trailridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Trailridge is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailridge
    • Waterfront
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Waterfront is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfront

How Far From Mount Bethel 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 Mount Bethel to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Bethel and extending to:

  • Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies just to the West.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Mount Bethel to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 532 miles [856.2 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 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,133 miles [11,479.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,011 miles [8,064.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Bethel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Mount Bethel could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mount Bethel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Mount Bethel 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 Mount Bethel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9665, Longitude: -84.4119       In this case, the coordinates for Mount Bethel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.277 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.735 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.244 degrees.