Before the view of suburb from the air in the featured photograph for this article is revealed, I thought you might want to see if you can first guess the location.
View of Suburb From the Air. Sunday Morning Photograph.
The photograph shown above is of the view facing northwest of a suburb of a major city that was taken from an airplane minutes after taking off
Have you guessed yet? If not and you still want to try, do not read on just yet until you are ready.
Here is the answer…
…the location is actually the city of Kennesaw, which is a suburb that is approximately 21 miles northwest of Atlanta:
- The major highway on the right side of the photograph is Interstate 75.
- The highway to the right of Interstate 75 is Interstate 575.
- The highway on the left side of the photograph is United States Highway 41, which at this point is also known as Cobb Parkway because Kennesaw is located in Cobb County in Georgia.
- The oval between Interstate 75 and Interstate 575 is Town Center at Cobb, which is a shopping mall.
- The landing strip in the center of the photograph is that of Cobb County International Airport.
- The road which goes across the photograph in the foreground is Ernest W. Barrett Parkway.
- Part of Lake Acworth appears in the upper left corner of the photograph.
- Between Lake Acworth and Cobb County International Airport is the downtown area of the city of Kennesaw.
- Midway up Interstate 75 on both sides is the campus of Kennesaw State University.
This interactive map is provided for your convenience in case you want to refer to it or compare it to the photograph.
Final Boarding Call
Views of the ground below — especially just after taking off and prior to landing — are one of the reasons why I prefer a seat next to the window aboard an airplane. I can usually tell where I am just by looking down from the airplane — regardless of orientation.
The purpose of the weekly series of Sunday Morning Photograph articles is to feature photographs from my travels around the world which you can view while enjoying your morning coffee.
Please click here for a complete list of the Sunday Morning Photograph series of articles at The Gate With Brian Cohen, which include photographs taken of nature and sights of interest in many countries and territories around the world — including but not limited to:
Andorra • Argentina • Austria • Bahamas • Bahrain • Belgium • Belarus • Brazil • Bulgaria • Canada • China • Chile • Colombia • Côte d’Ivoire or Ivory Coast • Cyprus — including the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus • Czechia or Czech Republic • Denmark • Dominican Republic • Egypt • England in Great Britain in the United Kingdom • Estonia • Finland • France • Germany • Hungary • Iceland • Ireland • Italy • Kenya • Latvia • Lebanon • Lesotho • Liechtenstein • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Malaysia • Morocco • Mozambique • Netherlands • Oman • Panama • Philippines • Poland • Portugal • Romania • Singapore • Slovenia • South Africa • South Korea • Spain • Swaziland or Eswatini • Sweden • Switzerland • Thailand • United Arab Emirates • United States of America • Uruguay
Photograph ©2018 by Brian Cohen.
