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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 Orchard Knob, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orchard Knob 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 Orchard Knob:
- 33.675386, -84.378537
- 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 Orchard Knob
- 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Orchard Knob is near DeKalb County and also Clayton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton 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 Orchard Knob
Communities Also Named Orchard Knob ...
We found one communities that are also named Orchard Knob.
Within Georgia, the name Orchard Knob is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Orchard Knob in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Orchard Knob that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Orchard Knob.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orchard Knob ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Valley is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Cherokee Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Forest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- College Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Constitution
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Constitution is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution
- Elizabeth Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabeth Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
- Forest Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gilbert Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gilbert Gardens is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Gardens
- Knott ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Knott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knott
- Manor Ridge Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Manor Ridge Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Ridge Park
- Mechanicsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Millrun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millrun is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrun
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain View is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View Plaza
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain View Plaza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Plaza
- Peoplestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Peoplestown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoplestown
- Rock Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Spring is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring
- Rosedale Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rosedale Heights is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Heights
- Roseland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Roseland is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Skyline Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Skyline Forest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Forest
- Summerhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Summerhill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Sweetbriar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetbriar is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- Wishing Well Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wishing Well Hills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishing Well Hills
- Woodland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From Orchard Knob 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 Orchard Knob to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orchard Knob and extending to:
- Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the North.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the north (N).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Orchard Knob to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,442 miles [10,367.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,144 miles [11,497.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,022 miles [8,082.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Orchard Knob) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Orchard Knob 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 Orchard Knob. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6754, Longitude: -84.3785 In this case, the coordinates for Orchard Knob have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.245 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.657 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.301 degrees. |
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