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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 Noonday, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Noonday 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 Noonday:
- 34.062044, -84.521320
- 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 Noonday
- 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 Noonday is near Cherokee County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Noonday
Communities Also Named Noonday ...
We found two communities that are also named Noonday.
Within Georgia, the name Noonday is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Harrison County
- This Noonday is located in Harrison County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the west of the Noonday that is located in Cobb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Noonday.
- Smith County
- This Noonday is located in Smith County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km] to the west of the Noonday that is located in Cobb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Noonday.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Noonday ...
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.
- Cherokee Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cherokee Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Chestnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Creek View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Creek View is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Cross Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cross Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Falcon Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Falcon Hills is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Hills
- Heritage Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Heritage Farms is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Farms
- Holly Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Oaks is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,442 people
- Independence Walk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Independence Walk is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Walk
- Joshua Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Joshua Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Landing
- Kings Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kings Crossing is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossing
- Land of Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Land of Lakes is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Lakes
- Mountain Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Ridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ridge
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rocky Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Sandy Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Plains is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Plains
- Skyridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Skyridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
- Trickum Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trickum Hills is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum Hills
- Willow Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Woodwind Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodwind Station is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwind Station
How Far From Noonday 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 Noonday to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Noonday and extending to:
- Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Noonday to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 532 miles [856.2 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,134 miles [11,481.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,012 miles [8,066 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Noonday) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Noonday 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 Noonday. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0620, Longitude: -84.5213 In this case, the coordinates for Noonday have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.345 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.827 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.264 degrees. |
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