Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Northwest Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northwest Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Northwest 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 Northwest Park:
- 33.900381, -84.495209
- 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 Northwest 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 Cobb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cobb County
- Since Northwest Park is near Fulton County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Northwest Park ...
We found three communities that share the name Northwest Park.
Within Georgia, the name Northwest Park is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Northwest Park is located in Hillsborough County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Northwest Park that is located in Cobb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Northwest Park.
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Northwest Park is located in Montgomery County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Northwest Park that is located in Cobb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Northwest Park.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Northwest Park is located in Harris County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Northwest Park that is located in Cobb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Northwest Park.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Northwest 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.
- Chimney Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Trace
- Chimney Trace is located in Cobb County
- Fair Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Farmstead
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Greyfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Heritage
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Post Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Harbor
- Post Harbor is located in Cobb County
- Post River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post River
- Post River is located in Cobb County
- Postwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Power Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Power Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power Ferry
- Power Ferry is located in Cobb County
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- Riverwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Rose Garden Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Garden Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden Hills
- Rose Garden Hills is located in Cobb County
- Shadowwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadowwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowwood
- Shadowwood is located in Cobb County
- Stonewall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Sun Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley is located in Cobb County
- Treetop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Riverwood
How Far From Northwest Park to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Northwest Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Northwest Park and extending to:
- Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Northwest Park to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 539 miles [867.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,436 miles [10,357.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,140 miles [11,490.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,018 miles [8,075.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Northwest Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cobb County: www.cobbcounty.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Northwest Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Northwest Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9004, Longitude: -84.4952 In this case, the coordinates for Northwest Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Northwest Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.323 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.779 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.292 degrees. |