Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Wind:
  • 33.093734, -85.013827
  • 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 Wind

• 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 Troup County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Troup County
  • Since West Wind is near Heard County and also Meriwether County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Heard County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Meriwether 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 Wind

Communities Also Named West Wind ...

We found one communities that are also named West Wind.

Within Georgia, the name West Wind is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Harris County
    • This West Wind is located in Harris County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the West Wind that is located in Troup County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of West Wind.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Wind ...

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.

• Creek Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Creek Ridge is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Ridge
• Eagles Rest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Eagles Rest is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Rest
• Hillcrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillcrest is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Holly Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Holly Hill is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
• Meadowlands
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Meadowlands is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlands
• Riverview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Riverview is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Riverwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverwood is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
• Sassafrass Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
  • Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
• Sunny Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sunny Point is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
• View Pointe
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • View Pointe is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Pointe
• Wildwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wildwood is located in Troup County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

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

• LaGrange, which is the Seat of Troup County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from West Wind to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 598 miles [962.4 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 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,496 miles [10,454.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,198 miles [11,584.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,076 miles [8,169 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'