Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tara Woods:
  • 33.728164, -84.673545
  • 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 Tara Woods

• 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 Tara Woods is near Fulton County and also Cobb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Tara Woods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tara Woods ...

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.

• Captains Quarters
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Captains Quarters is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Quarters
• Carmel Chase
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Carmel Chase is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Chase
• Chapel Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
• Chestnut Log
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Chestnut Log is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Log
• County Line Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • County Line Heights is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Heights
• County Line Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • County Line Place is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Place
• Dorris
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Dorris is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorris
• Doublegate
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Doublegate is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublegate
• English Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • English Heights is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Heights
• Evergreen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Heritage Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Heritage Valley is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Valley
• High Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • High Point is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Continue List   (11 more) ...
  • Kellogg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kellogg is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
  • Meadowview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Meadowview is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
  • Park Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Park Forest is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
  • Rebel Trail
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rebel Trail is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Trail
  • Rocky Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Rocky Hills is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hills
  • Rolling Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rolling Hills is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Skyview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Skyview is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
  • Stoneybrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Stoneybrook is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
  • Sunset Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunset Hill is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill
  • Timber Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Timber Valley is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Valley
  • Trail Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Trail Creek is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek

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

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

• Douglasville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Tara Woods 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 five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 554 miles [891.6 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 6,452 miles [10,383.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,155 miles [11,514.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,033 miles [8,099.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'