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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 Atlanta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Atlanta 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 Atlanta:
- 39.898808, -92.479446
- 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 Atlanta
- 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
- Since Atlanta is near Knox County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Atlanta
Communities Also Named Atlanta ...
We found twenty communities that are also named Atlanta.
Within Missouri, the name Atlanta is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Columbia County
- This Atlanta is located in Columbia County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the south of the Atlanta that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Atlanta.
- California
- San Joaquin County
- This Atlanta is located in San Joaquin County and lies 1,540 miles [2,478.4 km]<1> to the west of the Atlanta that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Atlanta.
- Colorado
- Baca County
- This Atlanta is located in Baca County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Atlanta that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baca County community of Atlanta.
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Atlanta is located in Sussex County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<1> to the east of the Atlanta that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Atlanta.
- Georgia
- Fulton County
- This Atlanta is located in Fulton County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Atlanta that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Atlanta.
- Idaho
- Elmore County
- This Atlanta is located in Elmore County and lies 1,191 miles [1,916.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Atlanta that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Atlanta.
- Illinois
- Logan County
- This Atlanta is located in Logan County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the east of the Atlanta that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Atlanta.
- Indiana
- Hamilton County
- This Atlanta is located in Hamilton County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the east of the Atlanta that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Atlanta.
- Kansas
- Cowley County
- This Atlanta is located in Cowley County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Atlanta that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowley County community of Atlanta.
- Kentucky
- Laurel County
- This Atlanta is located in Laurel County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Atlanta that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurel County community of Atlanta.
- Louisiana
- Winn Parish
- This Atlanta is located in Winn Parish and lies 558 miles [898 km]<1> to the south of the Atlanta that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winn Parish community of Atlanta.
- Michigan
- Montmorency County
- This Atlanta is located in Montmorency County and lies 551 miles [886.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Atlanta that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montmorency County community of Atlanta.
- Mississippi
- Chickasaw County
- This Atlanta is located in Chickasaw County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Atlanta that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chickasaw County community of Atlanta.
- Nebraska
- Phelps County
- This Atlanta is located in Phelps County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the west of the Atlanta that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phelps County community of Atlanta.
- Nevada
- Lincoln 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 Nevada community of Atlanta [Lincoln County].
- New York
- Steuben County
- This Atlanta is located in Steuben County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Atlanta that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Atlanta.
- Nova Scotia
- This Atlanta lies 1,461 miles [2,351.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Atlanta that is located in Macon County.
- Ohio
- Pickaway County
- This Atlanta is located in Pickaway County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the east of the Atlanta that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickaway County community of Atlanta.
- Texas
- Cass County
- This Atlanta is located in Cass County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Atlanta that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Atlanta.
- Washington
- Skagit 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 Washington community of Atlanta [Skagit County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Atlanta ...
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.
- Cash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cash is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Cottage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
- Economy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elmer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kellogg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kellogg is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Love Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Plainview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Redman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Redman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman
- Sue City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sue City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue City
- Ten Mile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ten Mile is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
How Far From Atlanta 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 city such as Atlanta to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Atlanta and extending to:
- Macon, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Atlanta to Macon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 825 miles [1,327.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,199 miles [11,585.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,086 miles [8,185.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Atlanta) 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 Atlanta, 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 Atlanta 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 Atlanta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8988, Longitude: -92.4794 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.644 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.734 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.462 degrees. |
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