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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 Windrush, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windrush 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 Windrush:
- 34.020933, -84.435485
- 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 Windrush
- 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 Windrush is near Fulton County and also Cherokee 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 Cherokee 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 Windrush
Curious and Interesting Names Near Windrush ...
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.
- Boulder Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Boulder Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Creek
- Chimney Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chimney Lakes is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Lakes
- Coventry Downs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Coventry Downs is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Downs
- Forest Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Brook is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Brook
- Glenforest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glenforest is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenforest
- Greenway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenway is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Heartwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Heartwood is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartwood
- Hedgerow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hedgerow is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgerow
- Heritage Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Heritage Glen is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Glen
- Holly Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Holly Oaks is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,442 people
- Indian Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Indian Hills is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Knotts Pointe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Knotts Pointe is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Pointe
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lake Colony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Colony is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Colony
- Mountain Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mountain Creek is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Oak Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Chase is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Chase
- Plantation Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plantation Place is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Place
- Sandy Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sandy Plains is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Plains
- Seven Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Seven Springs is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Waterfront
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Waterfront is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfront
- Wildwood Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wildwood Springs is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Springs
How Far From Windrush 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 Windrush to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Windrush and extending to:
- Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Windrush 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 530 miles [853 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 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,132 miles [11,477.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,010 miles [8,062.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Windrush) 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 Windrush 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 Windrush. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0209, Longitude: -84.4355 In this case, the coordinates for Windrush have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.293 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.761 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.24 degrees. |
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