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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 Powell Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Powell Station 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 Powell Station:
- 34.006212, -84.522432
- 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 Powell Station
- 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 Powell Station is near Cherokee County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Powell Station
Curious and Interesting Names Near Powell Station ...
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.
- Cherokee Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Chestnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chimney Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chimney Lakes is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Lakes
- Creek View
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Creek View is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Crossgate
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crossgate is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
- Elizabeth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Falcon Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Falcon Hills is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Hills
- Heartwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Heartwood is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartwood
- Heritage Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Farms is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Farms
- Heritage Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Heritage Glen is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Glen
- Holly Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Oaks is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,442 people
- Independence Walk
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Independence Walk is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Walk
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Indian Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Hills is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Kings Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kings Crossing is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossing
- Mountain Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Ridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ridge
- Noonday
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Noonday is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
- Sandy Plains
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sandy Plains is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Plains
- Seven Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Seven Springs is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Skyridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Skyridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
- Sun Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sun Valley is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Trickum Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Trickum Hills is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum Hills
- Willow Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
How Far From Powell Station 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 Powell Station to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Powell Station and extending to:
- Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Powell Station 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 five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 535 miles [861 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 6,433 miles [10,352.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,137 miles [11,485.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,014 miles [8,069.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Powell Station) 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 Powell Station 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 Powell Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0062, Longitude: -84.5224 In this case, the coordinates for Powell Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.343 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.817 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.278 degrees. |
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