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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 River Chase, we use the following websites to find information relevant to River Chase 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 River Chase:
    • 33.921769, -84.427706
    • 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 River Chase
  • 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 River Chase 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 River Chase

Communities Also Named River Chase ...

We found one communities that are also named River Chase.

Within Georgia, the name River Chase is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named River Chase in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This River Chase is located in Hillsborough County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the River Chase that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of River Chase.

Curious and Interesting Names Near River Chase ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Chimney Trace is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Trace
  • Coldstream
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Coldstream is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
  • Crossgate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Crossgate is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
  • Forest Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Valley is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Valley
  • Greyfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Greyfield is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyfield
  • Heard Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Heard Ferry is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Ferry
  • Heritage
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Heritage is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
  • Indian Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Indian Hills is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Misty Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Misty Ridge is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Ridge
  • Post Harbor
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Post Harbor is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Harbor
  • Post River
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Post River is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post River
  • Postwoods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Postwoods is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postwoods
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Power Ferry
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Power Ferry is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power Ferry
    • Powers Lane
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Powers Lane is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lane
    • Riverwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverwood is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Sandy Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Seven Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Seven Springs is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
    • Shadowwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Shadowwood is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowwood
    • Stonewall
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Stonewall is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
    • Sun Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Sun Valley is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
    • Treetop
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Treetop is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treetop

How Far From River Chase 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 River Chase to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from River Chase to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking 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<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- River Chase) 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 River Chase 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 River Chase. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9218, Longitude: -84.4277       In this case, the coordinates for River Chase have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.284 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.737 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.261 degrees.