Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 The Polo Fields:
  • 34.184541, -84.213252
  • 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 The Polo Fields

• 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 Forsyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
  • Since The Polo Fields is near Fulton County and also Cherokee 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 Cherokee 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 The Polo Fields

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Polo Fields ...

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.

• Bentgrass Farms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bentgrass Farms is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentgrass Farms
• Big Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Creek is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
• Christophers Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Christophers Run is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christophers Run
• Drew
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Drew is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
• Ducktown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ducktown is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
• Free Home
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Free Home is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
• Heardville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Heardville is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heardville
• Hopewell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hopewell is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Mars Hill Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mars Hill Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Crossroads
• Sunnybrook Farms
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunnybrook Farms is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Farms
• Wood Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wood Valley is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley

How Far From The Polo Fields to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as The Polo Fields to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Cumming, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from The Polo Fields to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 513 miles [825.6 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 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,411 miles [10,317.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,115 miles [11,450.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,993 miles [8,035.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'