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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 South Fulton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Fulton 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 South Fulton:
    • 33.661271, -84.629851
    • 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 South Fulton
  • 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 South Fulton is near Douglas County and also Cobb 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 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 South Fulton

Communities Also Named South Fulton ...

We found one communities that are also named South Fulton.

Within Georgia, the name South Fulton is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Obion County
      • This South Fulton is located in Obion County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the South Fulton that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Obion County community of South Fulton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Fulton ...

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.

  • Big Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Big Creek is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
  • Carmel Chase
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Carmel Chase is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Chase
  • Cedar Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Chapel Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Corn Creek Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Corn Creek Cove is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek Cove
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,683 people
  • Creek Indian
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Creek Indian is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Indian
  • Doublegate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Doublegate is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublegate
  • Granada
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Granada is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada
  • Holly Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Holly Brook is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Brook
  • Lester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lester is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
  • Meadowview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Meadowview is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
  • Rebel Trail
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rebel Trail is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Trail
  • Sandtown ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sandtown is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
  • Tell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Tell is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell

How Far From South Fulton 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 city such as South Fulton to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from South Fulton 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.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 555 miles [893.2 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 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,156 miles [11,516.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,034 miles [8,101.4 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- South Fulton) 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 South Fulton 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 South Fulton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6613, Longitude: -84.6299    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.392 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.825 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.403 degrees.