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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 Nowlin Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nowlin Station 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 Nowlin Station:
- 34.084266, -84.571321
- 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 Nowlin Station
- 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Since Nowlin Station is near Cobb County and also Bartow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow 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 Nowlin Station
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nowlin Station ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Chestnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Cross Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cross Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Emerald Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Emerald Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Forest
- Falcon Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Falcon Hills is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Hills
- Heritage Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Place is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Place
- Hickory Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Forest is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
- Independence Walk
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Independence Walk is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Walk
- Joshua Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Joshua Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Landing
- Kellogg Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kellogg Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg Creek
- Kings Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Crossing is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossing
- Land of Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Land of Lakes is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Lakes
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Noonday
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Noonday is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Shadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shadowbrook is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
- Skyridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Skyridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
- Willow Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Willow Creek is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Woodwind Station
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woodwind Station is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwind Station
How Far From Nowlin Station 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 Nowlin Station to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Nowlin Station and extending to:
- Canton, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Nowlin Station to Canton, with an average speed<2> 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.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 533 miles [857.8 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 6,431 miles [10,349.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,136 miles [11,484.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,013 miles [8,067.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Nowlin Station) 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 Nowlin Station 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 Nowlin Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0843, Longitude: -84.5713 In this case, the coordinates for Nowlin Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.375 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.865 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.278 degrees. |
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