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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 Wesley Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wesley Station 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 Wesley Station:
- 33.845383, -84.651879
- 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 Wesley Station
- 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 Cobb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
- Since Wesley Station is near Douglas County and also Paulding County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding 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 Wesley Station
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wesley Station ...
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.
- Cherokee Trail
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Trail is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Trail
- Creelwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Creelwood is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creelwood
- Floyd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Floyd is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Forest Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forest Glen is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Forkwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forkwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkwood
- Furniture City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Furniture City is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
- Greenfield Chase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenfield Chase is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Chase
- Harpers Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harpers Lake is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Lake
- Heritage Square
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Heritage Square is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Square
- Hickory Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Glen is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Glen
- Indian Rose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
- James Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- James Heights is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Heights
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kennedy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedy is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Park Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Park Forest is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
- Pine Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Creek is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Pine Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pine Oaks is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Oaks
- Pleasant Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Powder Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Powder Ridge is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Ridge
- Powder Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Powder Springs Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Powder Springs Chase is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Chase
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,758 people
- Quails Nest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quails Nest is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quails Nest
- Rocky Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rocky Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hills
- Skyview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Skyview is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
- Songwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Songwood is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Songwood
- Springbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Springbrook is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Steeplechase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Steeplechase is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
How Far From Wesley Station 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 Wesley Station to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wesley Station and extending to:
- Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wesley Station to Marietta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 548 miles [881.9 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 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,446 miles [10,373.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,027 miles [8,090.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wesley Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Wesley Station 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 Wesley Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8454, Longitude: -84.6519 In this case, the coordinates for Wesley Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.413 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.875 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.367 degrees. |
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