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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 Powers Lane, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Powers Lane 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 Powers Lane:
- 33.881492, -84.397705
- 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 Powers Lane
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Powers Lane is near Cobb County and also DeKalb 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 DeKalb 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 Powers Lane
Curious and Interesting Names Near Powers Lane ...
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.
- Chimney Trace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chimney Trace is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Trace
- Coldstream
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Coldstream is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
- Derby Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Derby Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Hill
- Edwardsville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Forest Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Forest Valley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Valley
- Greyfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greyfield is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyfield
- Heard Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Heard Ferry is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Ferry
- Heritage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Heritage is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
- Misty Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Misty Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Ridge
- Peachtree Park ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Peachtree Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Park
- Post Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Post Harbor is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Harbor
- Post River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Post River is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post River
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Postwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Postwoods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postwoods
- Power Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Power Ferry is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power Ferry
- Riverwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Riverwood is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Sandy Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shadowwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shadowwood is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowwood
- Starlight Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Starlight Hills is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlight Hills
- Stonewall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stonewall is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Treetop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Treetop is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treetop
How Far From Powers Lane 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 Powers Lane to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Powers Lane and extending to:
- Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the South.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the south (S).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 535 miles [861 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Powers Lane to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,136 miles [11,484.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,014 miles [8,069.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Powers Lane) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Powers Lane 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 Powers Lane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8815, Longitude: -84.3977 In this case, the coordinates for Powers Lane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.265 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.709 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.259 degrees. |
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