Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sweetwater Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sweetwater Bluff and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sweetwater Bluff

• 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 Sweetwater Bluff:
  • 33.632332, -84.837160
  • 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 Sweetwater Bluff

• 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
  • Since Sweetwater Bluff is near Carroll County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Sweetwater Bluff

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sweetwater Bluff ...

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.

• Bent Pine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bent Pine is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Pine
• Bright Star
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bright Star is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
• Emily ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Emily is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emily
• Executive Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Executive Heights is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Heights
• Fairplay
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Fairplay is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
• Gregory Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gregory Heights is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Heights
• Kings Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Kings Point is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
• Links of Leith
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Links of Leith is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Links of Leith
• Neal Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Neal Ferry is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Ferry
• Orchard Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Orchard Park is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
• Pumpkintown Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pumpkintown Ferry is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkintown Ferry
• Rivertown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rivertown is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
• Sugar Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sugar Creek is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek

How Far From Sweetwater Bluff to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sweetwater Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sweetwater Bluff and extending to:

• Douglasville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sweetwater Bluff to Douglasville, with an average speed<2> 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 east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 565 miles [909.3 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 33 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,463 miles [10,401.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,167 miles [11,534.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,045 miles [8,119.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'