Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Vine City:
  • 33.761495, -84.410206
  • 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 Vine City

• 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 Vine City is near DeKalb County and also Cobb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Vine City

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vine City ...

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.

• Cabbage Town
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
• Copen Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Copen Hill is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copen Hill
• Ellen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellen is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen
• Five Points
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Five Points is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Grove Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Grove Park is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
• Hills Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hills Park is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Park
• Mechanicsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Peoplestown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Peoplestown is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoplestown
• Rockdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockdale is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Roseland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Roseland is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
• Slabtown ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Slabtown is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
• Snake Nation ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Snake Nation is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Nation
• Summerhill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Summerhill is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
• Virginia Highlands
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Virginia Highlands is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Highlands

How Far From Vine City 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 Vine City to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the east southeast (ESE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Vine City 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>'