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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 Watson Glen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Watson Glen 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 Watson Glen:
- 33.941769, -84.728825
- 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 Watson Glen
- 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 Paulding County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding County
- Since Watson Glen is near Cobb County and also Bartow 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 Bartow 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 Watson Glen
Curious and Interesting Names Near Watson Glen ...
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.
- California
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- California is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Fox Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fox Ridge is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
- Gold Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gold Creek is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Creek
- Hardy Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hardy Hills is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Hills
- Hearthwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hearthwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthwood
- Hidden Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hidden Oaks is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
- Lost Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lost Meadows is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Meadows
- Lost Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lost Mountain is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Mountain
- Lost Mountain Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lost Mountain Woods is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Mountain Woods
- Powder Creek Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Powder Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Powder Mill is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Mill
- Red Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Red Rock is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Red Rock Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Red Rock Hills is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Hills
- Spanish Trails
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Spanish Trails is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trails
- Timberchase
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Timberchase is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberchase
- Twelve Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Twelve Oaks is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
- Wildwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Watson Glen 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 Watson Glen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Watson Glen and extending to:
- Dallas, which is the Seat of Paulding County, lies just to the West.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Watson Glen to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 547 miles [880.3 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 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,149 miles [11,505.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,026 miles [8,088.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Watson Glen) 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 Watson Glen 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 Watson Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9418, Longitude: -84.7288 In this case, the coordinates for Watson Glen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.463 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.945 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.375 degrees. |
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