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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 Powder Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Powder Mill and the surrounding area.
- 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 Powder Mill:
- 33.933436, -84.724936
- 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 Powder Mill
- 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 Paulding County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding County
- Since Powder Mill is near Cobb County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Powder Mill
Communities Also Named Powder Mill ...
We found one communities that are also named Powder Mill.
Within Georgia, the name Powder Mill is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Powder Mill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Hart County
- This Powder Mill is located in Hart County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Powder Mill that is located in Paulding County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hart County community of Powder Mill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Powder Mill ...
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.
- California
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- California is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Fox Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fox Ridge is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
- Gold Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gold Creek is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Creek
- Hardy Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hardy Hills is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Hills
- Hearthwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hearthwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthwood
- Hidden Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hidden Oaks is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
- Lost Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lost Meadows is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Meadows
- Lost Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lost Mountain is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Mountain
- Lost Mountain Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lost Mountain Woods is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Mountain Woods
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Powder Creek Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Red Rock Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Red Rock Hills is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Hills
- Spanish Trails
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Spanish Trails is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trails
- Timberchase
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Timberchase is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberchase
- Twelve Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Twelve Oaks is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
- Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Powder Mill 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 Powder Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Powder Mill and extending to:
- Dallas, which is the Seat of Paulding County, lies just to the West.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Powder Mill to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 547 miles [880.3 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 31 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,445 miles [10,372.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,149 miles [11,505.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,027 miles [8,090.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Powder Mill) 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 Powder Mill 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 Powder Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9334, Longitude: -84.7249 In this case, the coordinates for Powder Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.46 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.941 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.375 degrees. |
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