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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 West End Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West End Park 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 West End Park:
    • 33.739829, -84.441596
    • 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 West End Park
  • 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 West End Park 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 West End Park

Communities Also Named West End Park ...

We found one communities that are also named West End Park.

Within Georgia, the name West End Park is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named West End Park in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This West End Park is located in Montgomery County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the West End Park that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of West End Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West End Park ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
  • Ellen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ellen is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen
  • Five Points
    (3 miles [4.8 km] 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 north)
    • Grove Park is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
  • Hills Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hills Park is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Park
  • Knott ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Knott is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knott
  • Mechanicsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Peoplestown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Peoplestown is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoplestown
  • Rockdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Slabtown is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
  • Snake Nation ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Snake Nation is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Nation
  • Summerhill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Summerhill is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
  • Vine City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Vine City is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine City

How Far From West End Park 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 West End Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West End Park and extending to:

  • Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the east northeast (ENE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from West End Park 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 6,442 miles [10,367.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,144 miles [11,497.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,022 miles [8,082.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West End Park) 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 West End Park 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 West End Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7398, Longitude: -84.4416       In this case, the coordinates for West End Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.285 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.712 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.31 degrees.