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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 Smoke Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smoke Ridge 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 Smoke Ridge:
- 33.564834, -84.495206
- 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 Smoke 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Smoke Ridge is near Clayton County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Smoke Ridge
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smoke 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.
- Beaver Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beaver Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Bench Mark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bench Mark is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bench Mark
- Bethany
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Castlegate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Castlegate is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlegate
- Cheeko Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cheeko Manor is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeko Manor
- Christian Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Christian Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Corners
- Dix - Leeson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dix - Leeson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix - Leeson
- Evans Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Evans Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Park
- Frog Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Frog Hollow is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hollow
- Hillandale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hillandale is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Hollydale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hollydale is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollydale
- Hopeful
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hopeful is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Kings Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
- Malibu
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Malibu is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malibu
- Normandy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Normandy is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Estimated population in 2019: 962 people
- Pleasant Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Ponderosa
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ponderosa is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Red Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Skylane Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Skylane Hills is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylane Hills
- Stonewall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stonewall is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Twin Creeks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Creeks is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creeks
How Far From Smoke Ridge to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Smoke Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Smoke Ridge and extending to:
- Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Smoke Ridge 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.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 554 miles [891.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,452 miles [10,383.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,154 miles [11,513.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,033 miles [8,099.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Smoke Ridge) 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 Smoke 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 Smoke Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5648, Longitude: -84.4952 In this case, the coordinates for Smoke Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.308 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.715 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.373 degrees. |
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