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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 Southfork, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southfork 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 Southfork:
    • 34.122320, -84.584932
    • 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 Southfork
  • 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
    • Since Southfork is near Cobb County and also Bartow 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 Bartow 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 Southfork

Communities Also Named Southfork ...

We found four communities that are also named Southfork.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Southfork.

Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Paulding County
      • This Southfork is located in Paulding County and lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Southfork that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Southfork.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Owsley County
      • This Southfork is located in Owsley County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Southfork that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owsley County community of Southfork.
    • New Mexico
      • Lincoln County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Lincoln County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Southfork.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Southfork is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,566 miles [2,520.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Southfork that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Southfork.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Southfork ...

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.

  • Cherokee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cherokee is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
  • Chestnut Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Cross Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cross Creek is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
  • Emerald Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Emerald Forest is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Forest
  • Heritage Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Heritage Place is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Place
  • Independence Walk
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Independence Walk is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Walk
  • Joshua Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Joshua Landing is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Landing
  • Kellogg Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Kellogg Creek is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg Creek
  • Land of Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Land of Lakes is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Lakes
  • Little River Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Little River Landing is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Landing
  • Oak Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Shadowbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Shadowbrook is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
  • Woodwind Station
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Woodwind Station is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwind Station

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

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

  • Canton, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Southfork to Canton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 532 miles [856.2 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,135 miles [11,482.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,012 miles [8,066 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Southfork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Southfork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Southfork 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 Southfork. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1223, Longitude: -84.5849       In this case, the coordinates for Southfork have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.385 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.881 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.274 degrees.