Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ponderosa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ponderosa and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ponderosa
- 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:
- 33.585667, -84.495762
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Ponderosa
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Ponderosa is near Clayton County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clayton County
- eBird sighting report for Fayette 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Ponderosa ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Ponderosa.
There are two communities within Georgia that are also named Ponderosa.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Fayette County
- Toombs County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Florida
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- New Mexico
- Bernalillo County
- This Ponderosa is located in Bernalillo County and lies 1,245 miles [2,003.6 km]<1> to the west of the Ponderosa that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bernalillo County community of Ponderosa.
- Sandoval County
- This Ponderosa is located in Sandoval County and lies 1,265 miles [2,035.8 km] to the west northwest of the Ponderosa that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandoval County community of Ponderosa.
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Ponderosa [Cumberland County].
- Wake County
- Although located in Wake County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Ponderosa.
- Wilson County
- This Ponderosa is located in Wilson County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ponderosa that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Ponderosa.
- North Dakota
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Ponderosa is located in Charleston County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the east of the Ponderosa that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Ponderosa.
- Florence County
- This Ponderosa is located in Florence County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km] to the east of the Ponderosa that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Ponderosa.
- Greenville County
- This Ponderosa is located in Greenville County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the east northeast of the Ponderosa that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Ponderosa.
- Tennessee
- Roane County
- This Ponderosa is located in Roane County and lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the north of the Ponderosa that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Ponderosa.
- Rutherford County
- This Ponderosa is located in Rutherford County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km] to the north northwest of the Ponderosa that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Ponderosa.
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ponderosa ...
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.
- Beaver Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Beaver Creek is located in Fulton County
- Bench Mark
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bench Mark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bench Mark
- Bench Mark is located in Fulton County
- Brandy Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandy Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Chase
- Brandy Chase is located in Fulton County
- Castlegate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castlegate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlegate
- Castlegate is located in Clayton County
- Cheeko Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheeko Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeko Manor
- Cheeko Manor is located in Clayton County
- Christian Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christian Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Corners
- Christian Corners is located in Fulton County
- Cooks Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Crossing
- Cooks Crossing is located in Fulton County
- Dix - Leeson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dix - Leeson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix - Leeson
- Dix - Leeson is located in Fayette County
- Frog Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frog Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hollow
- Frog Hollow is located in Clayton County
- Golden Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
- Golden Meadows is located in Clayton County
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Clayton County
- Hillandale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillandale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Hillandale is located in Fulton County
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hollydale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Jamestown Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Court
- Jamestown Court is located in Fulton County
- Kings Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
- Lakeview Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Lakeview Heights is located in Clayton County
- Limetree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Malibu
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Normandy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Pleasant Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Fulton County
- Red Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Red Oak is located in Fulton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Oak <4>
- Red Wing Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Wing Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wing Cove
- Red Wing Cove is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,604 people
- Smoke Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoke Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Ridge
- Smoke Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Stonewall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Sun Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley is located in Fulton County
- Sunrise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Twin Creeks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Creeks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creeks
- Twin Creeks is located in Clayton County
- Union City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Union City is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,301 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <4>
- Hollydale
How Far From Ponderosa 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 Ponderosa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ponderosa and extending to:
- Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ponderosa to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 553 miles [890 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,153 miles [11,511.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,032 miles [8,098.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ponderosa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fulton County: www.co.fulton.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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- Ponderosa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ponderosa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5857, Longitude: -84.4958 In this case, the coordinates for Ponderosa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Ponderosa could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Ponderosa to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.31 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.719 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.368 degrees. |