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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 New Georgia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Georgia 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 New Georgia:
- 33.808995, -84.889941
- 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 New Georgia
- 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 Paulding County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding County
- Since New Georgia is near Douglas County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 New Georgia
Communities Also Named New Georgia ...
We found three communities that are also named New Georgia.
Within Georgia, the name New Georgia is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lauderdale County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of New Georgia [Lauderdale County].
- Winston County
- This New Georgia is located in Winston County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<2> to the west northwest of the New Georgia that is located in Paulding County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winston County community of New Georgia.
- Kansas
- Miami County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of New Georgia [Miami County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Georgia ...
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.
- Arbor Walk
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Arbor Walk is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Walk
- Ash
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ash is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Black Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Black Forest is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Forest
- Bud
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bud is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
- Cottonwood Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cottonwood Valley is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Valley
- Emerald Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Emerald Forest is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Forest
- Honeysuckle Plantation
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Swan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Swan is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Swan
- Meadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mulberry Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry Place is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Place
- Oak Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Creek is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Quail Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Run is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Ridge Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ridge Corners is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Corners
- Swan Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Lake is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Willow Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
How Far From New Georgia 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 New Georgia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Georgia and extending to:
- Dallas, which is the Seat of Paulding County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from New Georgia to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 560 miles [901.2 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,457 miles [10,391.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,162 miles [11,526.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,039 miles [8,109.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 New Georgia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Georgia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 New Georgia 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 New Georgia 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 New Georgia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8090, Longitude: -84.8899 In this case, the coordinates for New Georgia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.552 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.03 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.47 degrees. |
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