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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mountain Park
- 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:
- 33.844271, -84.129361
- 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
- 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 Gwinnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
- Since Mountain Park is near DeKalb County and also Rockdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- eBird sighting report for Rockdale 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:
- 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].
- Fulton County
- This Mountain Park is located in Fulton County and lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the northwest of the Mountain Park that is located in Gwinnett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Mountain Park.
- DeKalb County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Mountain Park is located in Jefferson County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<2> to the west of the Mountain Park that is located in Gwinnett 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 851 miles [1,369.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Mountain Park that is located in Gwinnett 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 1,249 miles [2,010.1 km]<2> to the west of the Mountain Park that is located in Gwinnett 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 254 miles [408.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Mountain Park that is located in Gwinnett 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 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<2> to the west of the Mountain Park that is located in Gwinnett 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 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Mountain Park that is located in Gwinnett 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 1,589 miles [2,557.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Mountain Park that is located in Gwinnett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Mountain Park.
- Alabama
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.
- Cedar Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Creek is located in Gwinnett County
- Choice ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Four Winds
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Winds have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Winds
- Four Winds is located in Gwinnett County
- Kings Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Kings Mountain is located in DeKalb County
- Mountain Brooke
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brooke have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brooke
- Mountain Brooke is located in Gwinnett County
- Patriots Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patriots Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Hill
- Patriots Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Rivermist
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Rockbridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
- Rockbridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Scenic Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scenic Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Mountain
- Scenic Mountain is located in Gwinnett County
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- Silver Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
- Silver Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Smoke Rise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoke Rise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Smoke Rise is located in DeKalb County
- Stone Mill Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Mill Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Mill Run
- Stone Mill Run is located in DeKalb County
- Stone Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Mountain
- Stone Mountain is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,312 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stone Mountain <5>
- Trickem
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Yellow River ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow River
- Yellow River is located in Gwinnett County
- Silver Ridge
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 community 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:
- Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mountain Park to Lawrenceville, with an average speed<6> 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 16 miles [25.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 526 miles [846.5 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,004 miles [8,053.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Gwinnett County: www.co.gwinnett.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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 33.8443, Longitude: -84.1294 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.106 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.52 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.162 degrees. |