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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 Nickajack, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nickajack 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 Nickajack:
    • 33.836772, -84.542154
    • 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 Nickajack
  • 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 Nickajack is near Fulton County and also Douglas 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 Douglas 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 Nickajack

Communities Also Named Nickajack ...

We found two communities that are also named Nickajack.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Nickajack.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Nickajack in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Walker 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 Nickajack [Walker County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Marion County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Nickajack [Marion County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nickajack ...

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.

  • Bolton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bolton is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
  • Boulder Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Boulder Park is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Park
  • Boulder Vista
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Boulder Vista is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Vista
  • Cherokee Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherokee Hills is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
  • Cherokee Trail
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherokee Trail is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Trail
  • Creelwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Creelwood is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creelwood
  • De Foor Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • De Foor Ferry is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Foor Ferry
  • Fair Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Fair Oaks is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Farmstead
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Farmstead is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmstead
  • Flagstone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Flagstone is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagstone
  • Floyd
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Floyd is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Furniture City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Furniture City is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Gordon Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Gordon Heights is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
    • Gordon Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Gordon Woods is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,857 people
    • Greens Ferry
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Greens Ferry is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Ferry
    • Heritage
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Heritage is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
    • Howard
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Howard is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Ivy Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ivy Point is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Point
    • Kennedy
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Kennedy is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
    • Lizzie ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Lizzie is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
    • Magnolia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Magnolia is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Nelsons Ferry
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Nelsons Ferry is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,377 people
    • Pine Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Creek is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
    • Postwoods
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Postwoods is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postwoods
    • Quails Nest
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Quails Nest is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quails Nest
    • Riverwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverwood is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Rose Garden Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rose Garden Hills is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden Hills
    • Saddleback Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Saddleback Ridge is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddleback Ridge
    • Songwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Songwood is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Songwood
    • Stonewall
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Stonewall is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
    • Summit Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Summit Ridge is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Ridge
    • Whisperwoods
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Whisperwoods is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisperwoods

How Far From Nickajack to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Nickajack to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Nickajack once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Nickajack and extending to:

  • Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies just to the North.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Nickajack to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 543 miles [873.9 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 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,441 miles [10,365.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,145 miles [11,498.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,023 miles [8,083.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 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 Nickajack 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>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 Nickajack, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nickajack) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Nickajack 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 Nickajack. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8368, Longitude: -84.5422       In this case, the coordinates for Nickajack have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.348 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.799 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.326 degrees.