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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 Wildwood Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wildwood Springs 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 Wildwood Springs:
    • 34.068710, -84.411872
    • 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 Wildwood Springs
  • 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 Wildwood Springs is near Cherokee County and also Cobb 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 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 Wildwood Springs

Communities Also Named Wildwood Springs ...

We found three communities that are also named Wildwood Springs.

Within Georgia, the name Wildwood Springs is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Orange County
      • This Wildwood Springs is located in Orange County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wildwood Springs that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Wildwood Springs.
    • Ohio
      • Franklin County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Wildwood Springs [Franklin County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cambria County
      • This Wildwood Springs is located in Cambria County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wildwood Springs that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Wildwood Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wildwood Springs ...

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.

  • Bramble Oak
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Bramble Oak is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramble Oak
  • Chimney Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Chimney Lakes is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Lakes
  • Colony Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Colony Springs is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Springs
  • Coventry Downs
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Coventry Downs is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Downs
  • Glenforest
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Glenforest is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenforest
  • Greenway
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Greenway is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
  • Hedgerow
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hedgerow is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgerow
  • Knotts Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Knotts Landing is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Landing
  • Knotts Pointe
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Knotts Pointe is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Pointe
  • Misty Mountain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Misty Mountain is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Mountain
  • Mountain Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Mountain Park is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
  • Pioneer Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pioneer Crossing is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Crossing
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Riverchase
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverchase is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
    • Rocky Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Rocky Creek is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
    • Sweet Apple Crossing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sweet Apple Crossing is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Apple Crossing
    • Willow Tree
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Willow Tree is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Tree

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

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

  • Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Wildwood Springs to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 527 miles [848.1 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 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,425 miles [10,340 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,129 miles [11,473 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,007 miles [8,058 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Wildwood Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Wildwood Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>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 Wildwood Springs 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 Wildwood Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0687, Longitude: -84.4119       In this case, the coordinates for Wildwood Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.281 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.754 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.219 degrees.