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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 Rise, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smoke Rise 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 Smoke Rise:
    • 33.844549, -84.165196
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Smoke Rise
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Smoke Rise ...

We found six communities that share the name Smoke Rise.

There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Smoke Rise.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Troup County
      • This Smoke Rise is located in Troup County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Smoke Rise that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Smoke Rise.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Blount County
      • This Smoke Rise is located in Blount County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the west of the Smoke Rise that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Smoke Rise.
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Smoke Rise is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km] to the west of the Smoke Rise that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Smoke Rise.
    • New Jersey
      • Morris County
      • This Smoke Rise is located in Morris County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the northeast of the Smoke Rise that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Smoke Rise.
    • South Carolina
      • Lancaster County
      • This Smoke Rise is located in Lancaster County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Smoke Rise that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Smoke Rise.
    • Tennessee
      • Roane County
      • This Smoke Rise is located in Roane County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Smoke Rise that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Smoke Rise.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Smoke Rise ...

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.

  • Choice ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
    • Choice is located in Gwinnett County
  • Four Winds
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Winds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Winds
    • Four Winds is located in Gwinnett County
  • Hunters Glen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
    • Hunters Glen is located in DeKalb County
  • Kings Mountain
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
    • Kings Mountain is located in DeKalb County
  • Mountain Brooke
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brooke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brooke
    • Mountain Brooke is located in Gwinnett County
  • Mountain Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
    • Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
  • Patriots Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patriots Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Hill
    • Patriots Hill is located in DeKalb County
  • Pebble Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
    • Pebble Creek is located in Gwinnett County
  • Rockbridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
    • Rockbridge is located in Gwinnett County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Silver Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
      • Silver Ridge is located in DeKalb County
    • Smoketree
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoketree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketree
      • Smoketree is located in Gwinnett County
    • Stone Mill Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Mill Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Mill Run
      • Stone Mill Run is located in DeKalb County
    • Stone Mountain
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Trickem
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trickem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickem
      • Trickem is located in Gwinnett County
    • Tucker
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
      • Tucker is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tucker <3>

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

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

  • Decatur, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Smoke Rise to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> 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 527 miles [848.1 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,425 miles [10,340 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,127 miles [11,469.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,006 miles [8,056.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Smoke Rise. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for DeKalb County: www.co.dekalb.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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- Smoke Rise) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smoke Rise. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8445, Longitude: -84.1652       In this case, the coordinates for Smoke Rise have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Rise to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.127 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.545 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.176 degrees.




 

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