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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 Mountain Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mountain Park 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 Mountain Park:
    • 34.083027, -84.413328
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Mountain Park
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Mountain Park ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Mountain Park.

There are two communities within Georgia that are also named Mountain Park.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • DeKalb County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Mountain Park [DeKalb County].
    • Gwinnett County
      • This Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County and lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the southeast of the Mountain Park that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Mountain Park.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Mountain Park is located in Jefferson County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Mountain Park that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Mountain Park.
    • Alberta
      • 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 Alberta community of Mountain Park.
    • Florida
      • Hernando County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Mountain Park [Hernando County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampden County
      • This Mountain Park is located in Hampden County and lies 850 miles [1,367.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Mountain Park that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Mountain Park.
    • New Mexico
      • Otero County
      • This Mountain Park is located in Otero County and lies 1,232 miles [1,982.7 km]<2> to the west of the Mountain Park that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otero County community of Mountain Park.
    • North Carolina
      • Surry County
      • This Mountain Park is located in Surry County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Mountain Park that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Mountain Park.
    • Oklahoma
      • Kiowa County
      • This Mountain Park is located in Kiowa County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<2> to the west of the Mountain Park that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kiowa County community of Mountain Park.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This Mountain Park is located in Berks County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Mountain Park that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Mountain Park.
      • Luzerne County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Mountain Park [Luzerne County].
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Mountain Park is located in Davis County and lies 1,568 miles [2,523.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Mountain Park that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Mountain Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountain Park ...

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.

  • Bramble Oak
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bramble Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramble Oak
    • Bramble Oak is located in Cherokee County
  • Colony Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Springs
    • Colony Springs is located in Cherokee County
  • Coventry Downs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Downs
    • Coventry Downs is located in Cobb County
  • Glenforest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenforest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenforest
    • Glenforest is located in Cobb County
  • Greenway
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
    • Greenway is located in Fulton County
  • Hardman Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardman Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Place
    • Hardman Place is located in Cherokee County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,930 people
  • Hedgerow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedgerow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgerow
    • Hedgerow is located in Cobb County
  • Hunters Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Mill
    • Hunters Mill is located in Cherokee County
  • Knotts Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knotts Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Landing
    • Knotts Landing is located in Cherokee County
  • Knotts Pointe
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knotts Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Pointe
    • Knotts Pointe is located in Cherokee County
  • Misty Mountain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Misty Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Mountain
    • Misty Mountain is located in Cherokee County
  • Pioneer Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Crossing
    • Pioneer Crossing is located in Cherokee County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Riverchase
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverchase have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
      • Riverchase is located in Cherokee County
    • Rocky Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
      • Rocky Creek is located in Cherokee County
    • Sweet Apple Crossing
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Apple Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Apple Crossing
      • Sweet Apple Crossing is located in Fulton County
    • Tomahawk
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tomahawk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
      • Tomahawk is located in Cherokee County
    • Wildwood Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
      • Wildwood Springs is located in Fulton County
    • Willow Tree
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Tree
      • Willow Tree is located in Cherokee County

How Far From Mountain Park 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 city such as Mountain Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Mountain Park to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> 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 most of a day.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 527 miles [848.1 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,424 miles [10,338.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,129 miles [11,473 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,006 miles [8,056.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mountain Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fulton County: www.co.fulton.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Mountain Park 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mountain Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mountain Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0830, Longitude: -84.4133       In this case, the coordinates for Mountain Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Mountain Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Mountain Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.282 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.757 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.216 degrees.




 

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