Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Mount Vernon Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Vernon Lake and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mount Vernon Lake

• 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 Vernon Lake:
  • 33.953712, -84.323536
  • 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 Vernon Lake

• 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
  • Since Mount Vernon Lake is near Fulton County and also Gwinnett 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 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 Mount Vernon Lake

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Vernon Lake ...

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.

• Chestnut Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Chestnut Forest is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Forest
• Dunwoody
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Dunwoody is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunwoody <1>
• Four Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Four Oaks is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Oaks
• Happy Hollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Happy Hollow is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
• Hidden Branches
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hidden Branches is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Branches
• Jett Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Jett Ferry is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett Ferry
• Lake Villas
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Villas is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villas
• Littlebrooke Farm
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Littlebrooke Farm is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlebrooke Farm
• Meadowlake
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Meadowlake is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlake
• Peachtree
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Peachtree is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree
• Redfield
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Redfield is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
• Riversong
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Riversong is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riversong
• Trailridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Trailridge is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailridge
• Village Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Village Mill is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Mill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mount Vernon Lake and extending to:

• Decatur, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Vernon Lake to Decatur, 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 14 miles [22.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 529 miles [851.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,130 miles [11,474.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,008 miles [8,059.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'