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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 Skyview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Skyview 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 Skyview:
- 33.777885, -84.641878
- 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 Skyview
- 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since Skyview is near Cobb County and also Fulton 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 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 Skyview
Communities Also Named Skyview ...
We found four communities that are also named Skyview.
Within Georgia, the name Skyview is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Skyview is located in Jefferson County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the west of the Skyview that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Skyview.
- South Carolina
- Pickens County
- This Skyview is located in Pickens County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Skyview that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Skyview.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Skyview is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,569 miles [2,525.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Skyview that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Skyview.
- Virginia
- Roanoke County
- This Skyview is located in Roanoke County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Skyview that is located in Douglas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Skyview.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Skyview ...
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.
- Chestnut Log
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Log is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Log
- County Line Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- County Line Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Heights
- County Line Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- County Line Place is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Place
- Creelwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Creelwood is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creelwood
- Furniture City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Furniture City is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
- Gordon Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gordon Heights is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Heights
- Heritage Square
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Heritage Square is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Square
- High Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- High Point is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Howard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Howard is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Ivy Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ivy Point is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Point
- Kennedy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kennedy is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Meadowview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowview is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Park Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Park Forest is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
- Pine Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Creek is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Rocky Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rocky Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hills
- Saddleback Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Saddleback Ridge is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddleback Ridge
- Songwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Songwood is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Songwood
- Springbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springbrook is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Stoneybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stoneybrook is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
- Trail Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Trail Creek is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
- Whisperwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Whisperwoods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisperwoods
How Far From Skyview 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 Skyview to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Skyview and extending to:
- Douglasville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Skyview to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> 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 550 miles [885.1 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 32 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,448 miles [10,377.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,152 miles [11,510 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,030 miles [8,095 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Skyview) 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 Skyview 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 Skyview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7779, Longitude: -84.6419 In this case, the coordinates for Skyview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.404 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.855 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.38 degrees. |
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