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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Southfork
- 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:
- 33.930103, -84.748826
- 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 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 Paulding County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Paulding County
- Since Southfork is near Cobb County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cobb County
- eBird sighting report for Douglas 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Southfork ...
We found four communities that share the name Southfork.
There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Southfork.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- New Mexico
- Utah
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.
- California
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- California is located in Paulding County
- Cross Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Cross Creek is located in Paulding County
- Echo Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Ridge
- Echo Ridge is located in Paulding County
- Fox Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Gold Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Creek
- Gold Creek is located in Paulding County
- Hardy Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardy Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Hills
- Hardy Hills is located in Paulding County
- Hearthwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hearthwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthwood
- Hearthwood is located in Paulding County
- Hidden Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
- Hidden Oaks is located in Paulding County
- Indian Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
- Indian Lake is located in Paulding County
- Indian Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indian Springs is located in Paulding County
- Lost Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Meadows
- Lost Meadows is located in Paulding County
- Lost Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Mountain
- Lost Mountain is located in Cobb County
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- Lost Mountain Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Mountain Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Mountain Woods
- Lost Mountain Woods is located in Paulding County
- Musket Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Musket Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musket Ridge
- Musket Ridge is located in Paulding County
- Powder Creek Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powder Creek Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Creek Crossing
- Powder Creek Crossing is located in Paulding County
- Powder Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powder Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Mill
- Powder Mill is located in Paulding County
- Spanish Trails
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trails
- Spanish Trails is located in Paulding County
- Timberchase
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberchase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberchase
- Timberchase is located in Paulding County
- Twelve Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twelve Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
- Twelve Oaks is located in Paulding County
- Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lost Mountain Woods
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:
- Dallas, which is the Seat of Paulding County, lies just to the West.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Southfork to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 548 miles [881.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,446 miles [10,373.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,150 miles [11,506.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,028 miles [8,091.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Southfork. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Paulding County: www.paulding.gov/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Southfork) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Southfork. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9301, Longitude: -84.7488 In this case, the coordinates for Southfork have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <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 Southfork 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 312.474 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.957 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.385 degrees. |