Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Ormewood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ormewood and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ormewood

• 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 Ormewood:
  • 33.730107, -84.356870
  • 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 Ormewood

• 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 Ormewood 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 Ormewood

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ormewood ...

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.

• Cabbage Town
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
• Constitution
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Constitution is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution
• Copen Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Copen Hill is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copen Hill
• Five Points
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Points is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Mechanicsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Orchard Knob
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Orchard Knob is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
• Peoplestown
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Peoplestown is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoplestown
• Rosedale Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rosedale Heights is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Heights
• Roseland
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Roseland is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
• Slabtown ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Slabtown is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
• Snake Nation ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Snake Nation is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Nation
• Summerhill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Summerhill is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
• Vine City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Vine City is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine City
• Virginia Highlands
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Virginia Highlands is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Highlands

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

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

• Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the northwest (NW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Ormewood to White House, with an average speed<2>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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,141 miles [11,492.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,019 miles [8,077.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'