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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 Westoak, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westoak 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 Westoak:
- 33.987879, -84.531599
- 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 Westoak
- 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 Westoak is near Cherokee County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Westoak
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westoak ...
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.
- Big Shanty Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Shanty Hills is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty Hills
- Cherokee Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Chestnut Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chimney Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chimney Lakes is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Lakes
- Chimney Trace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chimney Trace is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Trace
- Crossgate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crossgate is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
- Elizabeth
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Elizabeth is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Fair Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fair Oaks is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Falcon Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Falcon Hills is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Hills
- Greyfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greyfield is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyfield
- Heartwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Heartwood is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartwood
- Heritage Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Farms is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Farms
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Heritage Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Heritage Glen is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Glen
- Hickory Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Forest is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
- Holly Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Oaks is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,442 people
- Indian Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Indian Hills is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Kings Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kings Crossing is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossing
- Mountain Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Ridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ridge
- Noonday
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Noonday is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
- Sandy Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Plains is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Plains
- Seven Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Seven Springs is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Signal Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Signal Point is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Point
- Skyridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Skyridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
- Sun Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sun Valley is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Trickum Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Trickum Hills is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum Hills
- Willow Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
How Far From Westoak 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 Westoak to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Westoak and extending to:
- Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Westoak to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 536 miles [862.6 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,434 miles [10,354.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,138 miles [11,487.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,016 miles [8,072.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Westoak) 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 Westoak 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 Westoak. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9879, Longitude: -84.5316 In this case, the coordinates for Westoak have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.348 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.82 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.286 degrees. |
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