Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Westover Plantation:
  • 33.823161, -84.441040
  • 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 Westover Plantation

• 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 Westover Plantation is near Cobb County and also DeKalb 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 DeKalb 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 Westover Plantation

Curious and Interesting Names Near Westover Plantation ...

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.

• Bolton
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bolton is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
• De Foor Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • De Foor Ferry is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Foor Ferry
• Edwardsville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Edwardsville is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
• Ellen
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Ellen is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen
• Farmstead
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmstead is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmstead
• Grove Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Grove Park is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
• Hills Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hills Park is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Park
• Magnolia
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Magnolia is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Peachtree Park ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Peachtree Park is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Park
• Postwoods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Postwoods is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postwoods
• Powers Lane
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Powers Lane is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lane
• Riverwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Riverwood is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Rockdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Rockdale is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
  • Stonewall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Stonewall is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
  • Treetop
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Treetop is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treetop
  • Vine City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Vine City is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine City

How Far From Westover Plantation 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 Westover Plantation to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Westover Plantation and extending to:

• Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 540 miles [869 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Westover Plantation 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 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,141 miles [11,492.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,019 miles [8,077.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'