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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 Oberlochen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oberlochen 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 Oberlochen:
- 33.787884, -84.796327
- 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 Oberlochen
- 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 Paulding County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding County
- Since Oberlochen is near Douglas County and also Cobb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb 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 Oberlochen
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oberlochen ...
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.
- Arbor Walk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Arbor Walk is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Walk
- Ash
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ash is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Black Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Black Forest is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Forest
- Bright Star
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bright Star is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Captains Quarters
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Captains Quarters is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Quarters
- Cottonwood Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cottonwood Valley is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Valley
- Deer Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Run is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Dorris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dorris is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorris
- English Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- English Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Heights
- Evergreen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Executive Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Executive Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Heights
- Forkwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Forkwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkwood
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Green Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Green Meadows is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Greenfield Chase
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield Chase is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Chase
- Gregory Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gregory Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Heights
- Heritage Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Valley is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Valley
- Hickory Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hickory Forest is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
- Hickory Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Glen is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Glen
- High Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- High Point is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Indian Rose
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
- Kellogg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kellogg is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Lake Swan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lake Swan is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Swan
- Lincoln Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Meadowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Merlin Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Merlin Meadows is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merlin Meadows
- Oak Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Creek is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Pleasant Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Powder Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Powder Ridge is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Ridge
- Ridge Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ridge Corners is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Corners
- Springwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Sunset Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Hill is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill
- Swan Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Swan Lake is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Timber Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Timber Valley is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Valley
- Willow Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Creek is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Young Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Young Park is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Park
How Far From Oberlochen 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 Oberlochen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Oberlochen and extending to:
- Dallas, which is the Seat of Paulding County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Oberlochen to Dallas, 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 23 miles [37 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 557 miles [896.4 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,454 miles [10,386.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,036 miles [8,104.7 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- Oberlochen) 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 Oberlochen 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 Oberlochen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7879, Longitude: -84.7963 In this case, the coordinates for Oberlochen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.496 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.962 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.438 degrees. |
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