Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Plantation Place:
  • 34.005378, -84.399928
  • 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 Plantation Place

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plantation Place ...

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.

• Boulder Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Boulder Creek is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Creek
• Chimney Lakes
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Chimney Lakes is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Lakes
• Forest Brook
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Forest Brook is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Brook
• Heartwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Heartwood is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartwood
• Hedgerow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hedgerow is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgerow
• Heritage Glen
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Heritage Glen is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Glen
• Lake Colony
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lake Colony is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Colony
• Mountain Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mountain Creek is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
• Oak Chase
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Oak Chase is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Chase
• Seven Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Seven Springs is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
• Waterfront
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Waterfront is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfront

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

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

• Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Plantation Place to Marietta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 530 miles [853 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 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,131 miles [11,476.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,009 miles [8,061.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'