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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 Tilford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tilford and the surrounding area.
- 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 Tilford:
- 33.808717, -84.452707
- 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 Tilford
- 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 Tilford is near Cobb County and also DeKalb 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 DeKalb 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 Tilford
Communities Also Named Tilford ...
We found three communities that are also named Tilford.
Within Georgia, the name Tilford is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Butler County
- This Tilford is located in Butler County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Tilford that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Tilford.
- Perry County
- This Tilford is located in Perry County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km] to the north northeast of the Tilford that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Tilford.
- South Dakota
- Meade County
- This Tilford is located in Meade County and lies 1,244 miles [2,002 km]<1> to the northwest of the Tilford that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of Tilford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tilford ...
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.
- Bolton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bolton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Boulder Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boulder Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Park
- De Foor Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- De Foor Ferry is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Foor Ferry
- Edwardsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Edwardsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Ellen
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ellen is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen
- Farmstead
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Farmstead is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmstead
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Greens Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Ferry is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Ferry
- Grove Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grove Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Heritage
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Heritage is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
- Hills Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hills Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Park
- Magnolia
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mechanicsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Nelsons Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nelsons Ferry is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,377 people
- Nickajack ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nickajack is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickajack
- Peachtree Park ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Peachtree Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Park
- Postwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Postwoods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postwoods
- Powers Lane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Powers Lane is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lane
- Riverwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverwood is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Rockdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Slabtown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Snake Nation ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Snake Nation is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Nation
- Stonewall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stonewall is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Treetop
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Treetop is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treetop
- Vine City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vine City is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine City
How Far From Tilford 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 community such as Tilford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tilford and extending to:
- Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the southeast (SE).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Tilford to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,142 miles [11,493.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,020 miles [8,078.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Tilford) 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 Tilford 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 Tilford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8087, Longitude: -84.4527 In this case, the coordinates for Tilford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.294 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.733 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.298 degrees. |
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