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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 Yellow River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yellow River 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 Yellow River:
- 33.874549, -84.082691<1>
- 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 Yellow River
- 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 Gwinnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
- Since Yellow River is near DeKalb County and also Rockdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockdale 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 Yellow River
Communities Also Named Yellow River ...
We found one communities that are also named Yellow River.
Within Georgia, the name Yellow River is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Yellow River in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Yellow River, Allamakee County
- This Yellow River is located in Allamakee County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Yellow River that is located in Gwinnett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allamakee County community of Yellow River.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yellow River ...
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.
- Beaver Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Hills is also located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hills
- Cedar Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cedar Creek is also located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Choice ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Choice is also located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
- Cotton Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cotton Creek is also located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Creek
- Cricket Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cricket Hill is also located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Hill
- Emerald Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Emerald Forest is also located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Forest
- Five Forks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Five Forks is also located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Flowers Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flowers Crossing is also located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Crossing
- Four Winds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Four Winds is also located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Winds
- Heritage Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Heritage Station is also located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Station
- Kings Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Mountain is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Lester Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lester Woods is also located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Woods
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mountain Brooke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Brooke is also located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brooke
- Mountain Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Park is also located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Murphyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Murphyville is also located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphyville
- Plantation Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Plantation Woods is also located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Woods
- Regency Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Regency Woods is also located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- River Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- River Bridge is also located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bridge
- River Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- River Oak is also located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Oak
- Rivermist
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rivermist is also located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermist
- Rockbridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rockbridge is also located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
- Rolling Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rolling Ridge is also located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Scenic Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Scenic Mountain is also located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Mountain
- Sweet Water
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sweet Water is also located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Timber Trace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Timber Trace is also located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trace
- Trickem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trickem is also located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickem
- Twin Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Village is also located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Village
- Williams Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Williams Place is also located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Place
How Far From Yellow River 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 included the distance from a community such as Yellow River to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Yellow River once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Yellow River and extending to:
- Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Yellow River to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> 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 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 522 miles [840.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,420 miles [10,332 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,122 miles [11,461.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,001 miles [8,048.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Yellow River: Decimal: 33.87454, -84.082691 DDMMSS: 33° 52' 28", -84° 4' 57" |
| <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- Yellow River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Yellow River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Yellow River 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 Yellow River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8745, Longitude: -84.0827 In this case, the coordinates for Yellow River have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.079 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.494 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.137 degrees. |
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