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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 North Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Place 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 North Place:
- 33.999280, -83.379602
- 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 North Place
- 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Since North Place is near Jackson County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 North Place
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Place ...
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.
- Camelot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Camelot is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cedar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Center is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Cherokee Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cherokee Forest is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Diamond Rock ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond Rock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Rock
- Dogsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dogsboro is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogsboro
- Elder
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elder is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Garden Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Garden Hills is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hills
- Hull
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McNutt Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McNutt Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Creek
- Quailwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Quailwood is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailwood
- Ramble Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ramble Hills is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramble Hills
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Rebel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rebel Hill is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Hill
- Rollingwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rollingwood is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Rushwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rushwood is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushwood
- Shoal Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shoal Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Shoalsview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shoalsview is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoalsview
- Skyline Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Skyline Park is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Park
- Stonemill Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stonemill Run is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemill Run
- Tanglewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tanglewood is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- University Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- University Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Windy Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Windy Hill is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill
- Winter Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Winter Hills is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Hills
How Far From North Place 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 North Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in North Place and extending to:
- Athens, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies just to the South.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from North Place to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 488 miles [785.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,384 miles [10,274.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,085 miles [11,402.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,964 miles [7,988.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- North Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 North Place 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 North Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9993, Longitude: -83.3796 In this case, the coordinates for North Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.673 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.044 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.831 degrees. |
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