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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 Twin Pines, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Twin Pines 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 Twin Pines:
    • 34.104543, -84.655212
    • 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 Twin Pines
  • 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 Twin Pines is near Bartow County and also Cobb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow 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 Twin Pines

Communities Also Named Twin Pines ...

We found two communities that are also named Twin Pines.

Within Georgia, the name Twin Pines is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Placer County
      • This Twin Pines is located in Placer County and lies 2,029 miles [3,265.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Twin Pines that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Twin Pines.
    • Virginia
      • Portsmouth City
      • This Twin Pines is located in Portsmouth City and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Twin Pines that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portsmouth City community of Twin Pines.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Twin Pines ...

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.

  • Emerald Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Emerald Forest is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Forest
  • Emerald Willows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Emerald Willows is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Willows
  • Heritage Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Heritage Place is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Place
  • Hills-A-Rolling
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hills-A-Rolling is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills-A-Rolling
  • Hunters Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hunters Cove is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Cove
  • Indian Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Indian Village is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
  • Iron Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Iron Hill is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
  • Island Mills Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Island Mills Ferry is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Mills Ferry
  • Kellogg Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Kellogg Creek is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg Creek
  • Oak Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Oak Grove is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Plantation Walk
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Plantation Walk is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Walk
  • Shadowbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Shadowbrook is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
  • Summer Trace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Summer Trace is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Trace

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

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

  • Canton, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Twin Pines to Canton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 28 miles [45.1 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 536 miles [862.6 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,434 miles [10,354.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,139 miles [11,489.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,016 miles [8,072.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Twin Pines) 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 Twin Pines 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 Twin Pines. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1045, Longitude: -84.6552       In this case, the coordinates for Twin Pines have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.426 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.926 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.306 degrees.