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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 Shermantown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shermantown 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 Shermantown:
    • 33.755662, -84.379649
    • 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 Shermantown
  • 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 Shermantown is near DeKalb County and also Cobb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb 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 Shermantown

Communities Also Named Shermantown ...

We found one communities that are also named Shermantown.

Within Georgia, the name Shermantown is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Nevada
      • White Pine County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Shermantown [White Pine County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shermantown ...

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.

  • Cabbage Town
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
  • Copen Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Copen Hill is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copen Hill
  • Five Points
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Five Points is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Mechanicsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Peoplestown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Peoplestown is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoplestown
  • Roseland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Roseland is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Slabtown ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Slabtown is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
  • Snake Nation ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Snake Nation is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Nation
  • Summerhill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Summerhill is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
  • Vine City
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Vine City is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine City
  • Virginia Highlands
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Virginia Highlands is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Highlands

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shermantown and extending to:

  • Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the West.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the west (W).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 540 miles [869 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Shermantown 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 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,141 miles [11,492.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,019 miles [8,077.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shermantown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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- Shermantown) 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 Shermantown 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 Shermantown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7557, Longitude: -84.3796       In this case, the coordinates for Shermantown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.249 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.673 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.282 degrees.