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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 Oak Chase, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Chase 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 Oak Chase:
    • 34.022878, -84.399928
    • 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 Oak Chase
  • 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 Oak Chase is near Fulton County and also Cherokee 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 Cherokee 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 Oak Chase

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Chase ...

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.

  • Boulder Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Boulder Creek is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Creek
  • Chimney Lakes
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Chimney Lakes is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Lakes
  • Coventry Downs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Coventry Downs is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Downs
  • Forest Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Forest Brook is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Brook
  • Glenforest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenforest is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenforest
  • Greenway
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Greenway is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
  • Heartwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Heartwood is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartwood
  • Hedgerow
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hedgerow is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgerow
  • Heritage Glen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Heritage Glen is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Glen
  • Holly Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Holly Oaks is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
    • Estimated population in 2019: 15,442 people
  • Lake Colony
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Lake Colony is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Colony
  • Martins Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Martins Ferry is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Mountain Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Mountain Creek is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
    • Plantation Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Plantation Place is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Place
    • Seven Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Seven Springs is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
    • Waterfront
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Waterfront is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfront
    • Wildwood Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Wildwood Springs is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs

How Far From Oak Chase 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 Oak Chase to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Oak Chase and extending to:

  • Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Oak Chase to Marietta, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 529 miles [851.3 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 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,131 miles [11,476.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,008 miles [8,059.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Chase) 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 Oak Chase 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 Oak Chase. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0229, Longitude: -84.3999       In this case, the coordinates for Oak Chase have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.272 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.737 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.225 degrees.