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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 Anna Bella Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Anna Bella Estates 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 Anna Bella Estates:
- 33.798717, -84.670768
- 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 Anna Bella Estates
- 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since Anna Bella Estates is near Cobb County and also Paulding County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding 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 Anna Bella Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Anna Bella Estates ...
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.
- Chestnut Log
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Log is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Log
- County Line Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- County Line Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Heights
- County Line Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- County Line Place is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Place
- Creelwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Creelwood is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creelwood
- English Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- English Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Heights
- Forest Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Glen is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Furniture City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Furniture City is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
- Heritage Square
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Heritage Square is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Square
- Hickory Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hickory Forest is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forest
- Hickory Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hickory Glen is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Glen
- High Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- High Point is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- James Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- James Heights is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Heights
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kellogg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kellogg is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Merlin Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Merlin Meadows is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merlin Meadows
- Park Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Park Forest is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
- Pine Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Creek is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Pine Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Oaks is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Oaks
- Pleasant Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Rocky Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rocky Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hills
- Skyview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Skyview is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
- Springbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Springbrook is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Steeplechase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Steeplechase is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
- Stoneybrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stoneybrook is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
- Sunset Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Hill is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill
- Trail Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Trail Creek is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
How Far From Anna Bella Estates 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 include the distance from a community such as Anna Bella Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Anna Bella Estates and extending to:
- Douglasville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Anna Bella Estates to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 551 miles [886.7 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,449 miles [10,378.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,152 miles [11,510 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,030 miles [8,095 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Anna Bella Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Anna Bella Estates 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 Anna Bella Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7987, Longitude: -84.6708 In this case, the coordinates for Anna Bella Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.422 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.879 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.386 degrees. |
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