Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ansley Pointe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ansley Pointe and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ansley Pointe
- 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 Ansley Pointe:
- 33.519002, -84.413815
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Ansley Pointe
- 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 Clayton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clayton County
- Since Ansley Pointe is near Fayette County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- eBird sighting report for Fulton 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ansley Pointe ...
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.
- Camelot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Cottonwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in Fayette County
- Dix - Leeson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dix - Leeson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix - Leeson
- Dix - Leeson is located in Fayette County
- Emerald Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- Emerald Hills is located in Clayton County
- Evans Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Park
- Evans Park is located in Clayton County
- Fox Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Fox Run is located in Clayton County
- Frog Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frog Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hollow
- Frog Hollow is located in Clayton County
- Gamma
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Ginger Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ginger Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Hills
- Ginger Hills is located in Fayette County
- Golden Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
- Golden Meadows is located in Clayton County
- Graves Way
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graves Way have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Way
- Graves Way is located in Fayette County
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Clayton County
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- Hickory Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
- Hickory Acres is located in Fayette County
- Hopeful
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Iron Gate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Irondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Kings Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
- Mockingbird Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mockingbird Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
- Mockingbird Hill is located in Clayton County
- Ponderosa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Quail Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
- Quail Valley is located in Clayton County
- Skylane Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skylane Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylane Hills
- Skylane Hills is located in Clayton County
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Clayton County
- Steeplechase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steeplechase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
- Steeplechase is located in Clayton County
- Timberlake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Timberlake is located in Clayton County
- Walnut Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Walnut Creek is located in Clayton County
- Willow Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
- Willow Bend is located in Clayton County
- Hickory Acres
How Far From Ansley Pointe 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 community such as Ansley Pointe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ansley Pointe and extending to:
- Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Clayton County, lies just to the East.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Ansley Pointe to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> 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 553 miles [890 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,152 miles [11,510 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,031 miles [8,096.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ansley Pointe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clayton County: www.co.clayton.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Ansley Pointe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ansley Pointe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5190, Longitude: -84.4138 In this case, the coordinates for Ansley Pointe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Ansley Pointe to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.259 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.651 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.352 degrees. |