Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Panthersville:
  • 33.707082, -84.272070
  • 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 Panthersville

• 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
  • Since Panthersville is near Henry County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Panthersville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Panthersville ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Grove is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Cedar Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Valley is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
• Chapel Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Chapel Hill is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
• Chapel Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chapel Mill is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Mill
• Cherokee Forest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherokee Forest is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
• Cherry Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherry Ridge is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
• Cherrywood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherrywood is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
• Chimney Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chimney Ridge is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Ridge
• Comfort Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Comfort Hill is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort Hill
• Constitution
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Constitution is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution
• Forest Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Forest Ridge is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
• Glen Haven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Glen Haven is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Kings Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Kings Ridge is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
  • Kings Row
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kings Row is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Row
  • Leisure Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Leisure Woods is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Woods
  • Lincolndale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lincolndale is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolndale
  • Moonlight Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Moonlight Forest is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight Forest
  • Raiders Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Raiders Ridge is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raiders Ridge
  • River Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • River Run is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Run
  • Riverchase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverchase is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
  • Royal Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Royal Oaks is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
  • Skyline Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Skyline Forest is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Forest
  • Snapfinger
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Snapfinger is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snapfinger
  • Willowcreek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Willowcreek is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowcreek
  • Wishing Well Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Wishing Well Hills is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishing Well Hills

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

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

• Decatur, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the west northwest (WNW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Panthersville 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 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,436 miles [10,357.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,138 miles [11,487.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,016 miles [8,072.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'