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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 Quails Nest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quails Nest and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Quails Nest:
    • 33.871493, -84.623545
    • 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 Quails Nest
  • 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 Quails Nest is near Douglas County and also Paulding County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding 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 Quails Nest

Communities Also Named Quails Nest ...

We found two communities that are also named Quails Nest.

Within Georgia, the name Quails Nest is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Quails Nest is located in Kent County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Quails Nest that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Quails Nest.
    • Maryland
      • Cecil County
      • This Quails Nest is located in Cecil County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Quails Nest that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Quails Nest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Quails Nest ...

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.

  • Boulder Vista
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Boulder Vista is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Vista
  • Cherokee Trail
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cherokee Trail is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Trail
  • Creelwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Creelwood is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creelwood
  • Fair Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fair Oaks is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Floyd
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Floyd is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Forest Glen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Glen is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
  • Furniture City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Furniture City is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
  • Heritage Square
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Heritage Square is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Square
  • Howard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Howard is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • James Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • James Heights is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Heights
  • Kennedy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Kennedy is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
  • Nickajack ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Nickajack is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickajack
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pine Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Pine Creek is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
    • Pine Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Oaks is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Oaks
    • Powder Ridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Powder Ridge is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Ridge
    • Powder Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Powder Springs Chase
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Powder Springs Chase is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Chase
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,758 people
    • Songwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Songwood is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Songwood
    • Springbrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Springbrook is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
    • Steeplechase
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Steeplechase is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase

How Far From Quails Nest 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 Quails Nest to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Quails Nest and extending to:

  • Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Quails Nest to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 545 miles [877.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,443 miles [10,369 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,147 miles [11,502 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,025 miles [8,087 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Quails Nest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Quails Nest 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 Quails Nest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8715, Longitude: -84.6235       In this case, the coordinates for Quails Nest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.397 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.86 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.35 degrees.