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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 Peoplestown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peoplestown and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Peoplestown:
    • 33.725476, -84.388015
    • 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 Peoplestown
  • 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 Peoplestown 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 Peoplestown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peoplestown ...

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 northeast)
    • Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
  • Constitution
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Constitution is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution
  • Copen Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Copen Hill is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copen Hill
  • Five Points
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Five Points is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Knott ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Knott is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knott
  • Mechanicsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • 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
  • 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 southeast)
    • Roseland is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Slabtown ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Slabtown is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
  • Snake Nation ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles 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 north)
    • Summerhill is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
  • Vine City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Vine City is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine City

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Peoplestown 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 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Peoplestown 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 6,440 miles [10,364.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,021 miles [8,080.5 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Peoplestown) 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 Peoplestown 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 Peoplestown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7255, Longitude: -84.3880    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.253 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.673 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.292 degrees.