Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Village North, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Village North and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Village North
- 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 Village North:
- 33.937602, -84.307702
- 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 Village North
- 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Since Village North is near Fulton County and also Gwinnett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- eBird sighting report for Gwinnett 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 Village North ...
We found three communities that share the name Village North.
Within Georgia, the name Village North is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Village North is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the southwest of the Village North that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Village North.
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Village North [Prince George's County].
- Texas
- Bexar County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Village North [Bexar County].
- Louisiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Village North ...
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.
- Chestnut Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Forest
- Chestnut Forest is located in DeKalb County
- Dunwoody
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody
- Dunwoody is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunwoody <4>
- Four Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Happy Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
- Happy Hollow is located in DeKalb County
- Hidden Branches
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Branches have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Branches
- Hidden Branches is located in DeKalb County
- Littlebrooke Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littlebrooke Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlebrooke Farm
- Littlebrooke Farm is located in DeKalb County
- Meadowlake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlake
- Meadowlake is located in DeKalb County
- Peachtree
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Redfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Riversong
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Trailridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trailridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailridge
- Trailridge is located in DeKalb County
- Village Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Mill
- Village Mill is located in DeKalb County
How Far From Village North 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 Village North to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Village North and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Village North to Decatur, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 529 miles [851.3 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,130 miles [11,474.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,008 miles [8,059.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Village North. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for DeKalb County: www.co.dekalb.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Village North) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Village North. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9376, Longitude: -84.3077 In this case, the coordinates for Village North have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Village North could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Village North to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.214 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.658 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.21 degrees. |