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:
33.798448, -89.147566
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.
We found twenty communities that share the name Atlanta.
Within Mississippi, the name Atlanta is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout 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 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the west of the Atlanta that is located in Chickasaw 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 1,802 miles [2,900 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Atlanta that is located in Chickasaw 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 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Atlanta that is located in Chickasaw 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 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Atlanta that is located in Chickasaw 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 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the east of the Atlanta that is located in Chickasaw 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 1,550 miles [2,494.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Atlanta that is located in Chickasaw 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 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the north of the Atlanta that is located in Chickasaw 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 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Atlanta that is located in Chickasaw 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 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Atlanta that is located in Chickasaw 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 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Atlanta that is located in Chickasaw 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 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Atlanta that is located in Chickasaw 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 818 miles [1,316.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Atlanta that is located in Chickasaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montmorency County community of Atlanta.
Missouri
Macon County
This Atlanta is located in Macon County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Atlanta that is located in Chickasaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Atlanta.
Nebraska
Phelps County
This Atlanta is located in Phelps County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Atlanta that is located in Chickasaw 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 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Atlanta that is located in Chickasaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Atlanta.
Nova Scotia
This Atlanta lies 1,520 miles [2,446.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Atlanta that is located in Chickasaw County.
Ohio
Pickaway County
This Atlanta is located in Pickaway County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Atlanta that is located in Chickasaw 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 292 miles [469.9 km]<1> to the west of the Atlanta that is located in Chickasaw 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.
Anchor (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anchor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
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 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:
Houston, which is the Seat of Chickasaw County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Atlanta to Houston, with an average speed<5> 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.
Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 759 miles [1,221.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,634 miles [10,676.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,351 miles [11,830.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,226 miles [8,410.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Atlanta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Atlanta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7984, Longitude: -89.1476 In this case, the coordinates for Atlanta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Atlanta 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 315.127 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.004 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.20 degrees.