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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 Whitlock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whitlock 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 Whitlock:
    • 33.942602, -84.567989
    • 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 Whitlock
  • 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 Whitlock is near Fulton County and also Paulding County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Whitlock

Communities Also Named Whitlock ...

We found five communities that are also named Whitlock.

Within Georgia, the name Whitlock is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Saline County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Whitlock [Saline County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Whitlock is located in Hillsborough County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Whitlock that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Whitlock.
    • Tennessee
      • Henry County
      • This Whitlock is located in Henry County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Whitlock that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Whitlock.
    • Virginia
      • Halifax County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Whitlock [Halifax County].
      • Louisa County
      • This Whitlock is located in Louisa County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<2> to the northeast of the Whitlock that is located in Cobb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Louisa County community of Whitlock.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitlock ...

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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Shanty Hills is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Shanty Hills
  • Cherokee Trail
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherokee Trail is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Trail
  • Chimney Trace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Chimney Trace is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Trace
  • Crossgate
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Crossgate is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
  • Elizabeth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Elizabeth is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Fair Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fair Oaks is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Farmstead
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Farmstead is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmstead
  • Floyd
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Floyd is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Greyfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Greyfield is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyfield
  • Heard Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Heard Ferry is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Ferry
  • Heritage
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Heritage is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
  • Heritage Farms
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Heritage Farms is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Farms
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Hunt Club
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hunt Club is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Club
    • Indian Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Indian Hills is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Lost Mountain
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Lost Mountain is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Mountain
    • Nickajack ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Nickajack is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickajack
    • Post Harbor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Post Harbor is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Harbor
    • Post River
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Post River is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post River
    • Power Ferry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Power Ferry is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power Ferry
    • Quails Nest
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Quails Nest is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quails Nest
    • Riverwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Riverwood is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Rose Garden Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rose Garden Hills is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Garden Hills
    • Sandy Plains
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandy Plains is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Plains
    • Shadowwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Shadowwood is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowwood
    • Signal Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Signal Point is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Point
    • Stonewall
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Stonewall is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
    • Sun Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Sun Valley is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
    • Treetop
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Treetop is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treetop

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

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

  • Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Whitlock to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 540 miles [869 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<5> 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).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,142 miles [11,493.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,019 miles [8,077.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Whitlock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whitlock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Whitlock could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>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.
<5>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 Whitlock 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 Whitlock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9426, Longitude: -84.5680       In this case, the coordinates for Whitlock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.368 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.836 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.311 degrees.