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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 Saddleback Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saddleback Ridge 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 Saddleback Ridge:
    • 33.777051, -84.582433
    • 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 Saddleback Ridge
  • 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 Saddleback Ridge is near Douglas County and also Fulton 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 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 Saddleback Ridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saddleback Ridge ...

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
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Boulder Vista is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Vista
  • Cherokee Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cherokee Hills is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
  • Creelwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Creelwood is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creelwood
  • Flagstone
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Flagstone is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagstone
  • Furniture City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Furniture City is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
  • Gordon Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Gordon Heights is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
  • Gordon Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Gordon Woods is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Woods
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,857 people
  • Greens Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Greens Ferry is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Ferry
  • Howard
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Howard is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Ivy Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Ivy Point is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Point
  • Kennedy
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Kennedy is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
  • Lizzie ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lizzie is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Pine Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Creek is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
    • Songwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Songwood is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Songwood
    • Summit Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Summit Ridge is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Ridge
    • Whisperwoods
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Whisperwoods is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisperwoods

How Far From Saddleback Ridge 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 Saddleback Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Saddleback Ridge and extending to:

  • Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Saddleback Ridge to Marietta, with an average speed<2> 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 east (E). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 548 miles [881.9 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 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,446 miles [10,373.8 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' (or 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- Saddleback Ridge) 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 Saddleback Ridge 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 Saddleback Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7771, Longitude: -84.5824       In this case, the coordinates for Saddleback Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.369 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.815 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.356 degrees.