Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ponderosa Lake:
  • 32.525426, -83.904908
  • 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 Ponderosa Lake

• 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 Peach County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Peach County
  • Since Ponderosa Lake is near Macon County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Ponderosa Lake

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ponderosa Lake ...

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.

• Indian Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Oaks is located in Peach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
• Lakeview
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeview is located in Peach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Marshallville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshallville is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshallville <1>
• Meadowdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadowdale is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
• Neal
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Neal is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
• Oak Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove is located in Peach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Ohio
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ohio is located in Peach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
• Peach Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Peach Valley is located in Peach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Valley
• Powersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Powersville is located in Peach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
• Valley Pines
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Valley Pines is located in Peach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Pines
• Willow Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Willow Lake is located in Peach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ponderosa Lake and extending to:

• Fort Valley, which is the Seat of Peach County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Ponderosa Lake to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 584 miles [939.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,475 miles [10,420.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,171 miles [11,540.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,052 miles [8,130.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'