Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Yates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yates and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Yates
- 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 Yates:
- 33.463447, -84.894938
- 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 Yates
- 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 Coweta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Coweta County
- Since Yates is near Carroll County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- eBird sighting report for Fulton 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Yates ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Yates.
Within Georgia, the name Yates is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Macomb County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Yates [Macomb County].
- Manistee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Yates [Manistee County].
- Oakland County
- This Yates is located in Oakland County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<2> to the north of the Yates that is located in Coweta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Yates.
- Missouri
- Montana
- Custer County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Yates [Custer County].
- Wibaux County
- This Yates is located in Wibaux County and lies 1,370 miles [2,204.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Yates that is located in Coweta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wibaux County community of Yates.
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ashe County
- This Yates is located in Ashe County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Yates that is located in Coweta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashe County community of Yates.
- Rockingham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Yates [Rockingham County].
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Cabell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Yates [Cabell County].
- Taylor 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 West Virginia community of Yates [Taylor County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yates ...
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.
- Byers Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Crossroads
- Byers Crossroads is located in Carroll County
- Cedar Trace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Trace
- Cedar Trace is located in Coweta County
- Cross Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Cross Plains is located in Carroll County
- Dingler Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dingler Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingler Crossroads
- Dingler Crossroads is located in Carroll County
- Emily ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Handy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Links of Leith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Links of Leith have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Links of Leith
- Links of Leith is located in Douglas County
- Neal Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neal Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Ferry
- Neal Ferry is located in Carroll County
- Oak Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mountain
- Oak Mountain is located in Carroll County
- Redwine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Welcome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Woodsmoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Yellow Dirt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Dirt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Dirt
- Yellow Dirt is located in Heard County
How Far From Yates 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 Yates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Yates and extending to:
- Newnan, which is the Seat of Coweta County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Yates to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 576 miles [927 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 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,474 miles [10,418.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,177 miles [11,550.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,055 miles [8,135.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Coweta County: www.coweta.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Yates 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Yates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Yates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4634, Longitude: -84.8949 In this case, the coordinates for Yates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Yates, 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 Yates 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 312.539 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.966 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.553 degrees. |