Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Overlook Point:
  • 33.830387, -83.907128
  • 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 Overlook Point

• 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 Walton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walton County
  • Since Overlook Point is near Gwinnett County and also Rockdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockdale 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 Overlook Point

Curious and Interesting Names Near Overlook Point ...

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.

• Between
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Between is located in Walton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
• Falcon Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Falcon Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Ridge
• Graystone
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Graystone is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graystone
• Rose Garden
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rose Garden is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden
• Rosebud
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosebud is located in Walton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
• Split Silk
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Split Silk is located in Walton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
• Summer Place
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Summer Place is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Place
• Summit Chase
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Summit Chase is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Chase
• Walnut Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
• Willow Wind
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Willow Wind is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wind
• Youth
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Youth is located in Walton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth

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

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

• Monroe, which is the Seat of Walton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Overlook Point to Monroe, 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 517 miles [832 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 6,415 miles [10,323.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,116 miles [11,452.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,995 miles [8,038.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'