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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 The Willows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Willows 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 The Willows:
    • 33.772885, -84.741602
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on The Willows
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named The Willows ...

We found 24 communities that share the name The Willows.

There is one other community in Georgia which is also named The Willows.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 22 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Clayton County
      • This The Willows is located in Clayton County and lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the The Willows that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of The Willows.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Glenn County
      • This The Willows is located in Glenn County and lies 2,097 miles [3,374.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the The Willows that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glenn County community of The Willows.
      • Marin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of The Willows [Marin County].
      • San Diego County
      • This The Willows is located in San Diego County and lies 1,839 miles [2,959.6 km] to the west of the The Willows that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of The Willows.
      • San Mateo County
      • This The Willows is located in San Mateo County and lies 2,101 miles [3,381.2 km] to the west northwest of the The Willows that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of The Willows.
      • Santa Cruz County
      • This The Willows is located in Santa Cruz County and lies 2,090 miles [3,363.5 km] to the west northwest of the The Willows that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Cruz County community of The Willows.
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This The Willows is located in Sussex County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Willows that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of The Willows.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This The Willows is located in Hillsborough County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the The Willows that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of The Willows.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This The Willows is located in Cook County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the north northwest of the The Willows that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of The Willows.
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This The Willows is located in Calvert County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Willows that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of The Willows.
      • Harford County
      • This The Willows is located in Harford County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km] to the northeast of the The Willows that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of The Willows.
      • Howard County
      • This The Willows is located in Howard County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km] to the northeast of the The Willows that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of The Willows.
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This The Willows is located in Middlesex County and lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Willows that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of The Willows.
    • Mississippi
      • Claiborne County
      • This The Willows is located in Claiborne County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the The Willows that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of The Willows.
    • Montana
      • Dawson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of The Willows [Dawson County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This The Willows lies 1,370 miles [2,204.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Willows that is located in Douglas County.
    • New Hampshire
      • Rockingham County
      • This The Willows is located in Rockingham County and lies 980 miles [1,577.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Willows that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of The Willows.
    • North Dakota
      • Griggs County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of The Willows [Griggs County].
    • Ohio
      • Madison County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of The Willows [Madison County].
      • Summit County
      • This The Willows is located in Summit County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the The Willows that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of The Willows.
    • Oregon
      • Gilliam County
      • This The Willows is located in Gilliam County and lies 2,027 miles [3,262.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the The Willows that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilliam County community of The Willows.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This The Willows lies 1,532 miles [2,465.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the The Willows that is located in Douglas County.
    • Virginia
      • Stafford County
      • This The Willows is located in Stafford County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Willows that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of The Willows.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This The Willows is located in King County and lies 2,153 miles [3,464.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the The Willows that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of The Willows.

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Willows ...

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.

  • Black Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Forest
    • Black Forest is located in Paulding County
  • Captains Quarters
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Captains Quarters have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Quarters
    • Captains Quarters is located in Douglas County
  • County Line Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for County Line Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Heights
    • County Line Heights is located in Douglas County
  • County Line Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for County Line Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Place
    • County Line Place is located in Douglas County
  • Dorris
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorris have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorris
    • Dorris is located in Douglas County
  • English Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Heights
    • English Heights is located in Douglas County
  • Evergreen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Evergreen is located in Douglas County
  • Heritage Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Valley
    • Heritage Valley is located in Douglas County
  • Hickory Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
    • Hickory Forest is located in Douglas County
  • Hickory Glen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Glen
    • Hickory Glen is located in Paulding County
  • High Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • High Point is located in Douglas County
  • Kellogg
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
    • Kellogg is located in Douglas County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Lincoln Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
      • Lincoln Heights is located in Douglas County
    • Merlin Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merlin Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merlin Meadows
      • Merlin Meadows is located in Douglas County
    • Park Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
      • Park Forest is located in Douglas County
    • Pleasant Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
      • Pleasant Hills is located in Paulding County
    • Rocky Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hills
      • Rocky Hills is located in Douglas County
    • Rolling Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
      • Rolling Hills is located in Douglas County
    • Springwood Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
      • Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
    • Stoneybrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
      • Stoneybrook is located in Douglas County
    • Sunset Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill
      • Sunset Hill is located in Douglas County
    • Timber Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Valley
      • Timber Valley is located in Douglas County
    • Young Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Park
      • Young Park is located in Douglas County

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

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

  • Douglasville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from The Willows to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 555 miles [893.2 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,157 miles [11,518.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,034 miles [8,101.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for The Willows. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- The Willows) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Willows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7729, Longitude: -84.7416       In this case, the coordinates for The Willows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 The Willows 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.
<3>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 The Willows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>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 The Willows to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.463 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.922 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.42 degrees.




 

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