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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 Ashland Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ashland Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Ashland Estates:
    • 33.572612, -84.454372
    • 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 Ashland 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 Clayton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
    • Since Ashland Estates is near Fulton County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Ashland Estates

Communities Also Named Ashland Estates ...

We found one communities that are also named Ashland Estates.

Within Georgia, the name Ashland Estates is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Ashland Estates in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Rankin County
      • This Ashland Estates is located in Rankin County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ashland Estates that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Ashland Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ashland 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.

  • Beaver Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Castlegate
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Castlegate is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlegate
  • Cheeko Manor
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cheeko Manor is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeko Manor
  • Dix - Leeson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Dix - Leeson is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix - Leeson
  • Evans Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Evans Park is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Park
  • Frog Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Frog Hollow is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hollow
  • Golden Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Golden Meadows is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Green Acres is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Hillandale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillandale is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
  • Hollydale
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hollydale is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollydale
  • Kings Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
    • Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
  • Normandy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Normandy is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
    • Estimated population in 2019: 962 people
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pleasant Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Ponderosa
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Ponderosa is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
    • Skylane Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Skylane Hills is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylane Hills
    • Smoke Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Smoke Ridge is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Ridge
    • Steeplechase
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Steeplechase is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
    • Twin Creeks
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Twin Creeks is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creeks

How Far From Ashland Estates to ...

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 Ashland Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ashland Estates and extending to:

  • Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Clayton County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Ashland Estates to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 552 miles [888.4 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 6,450 miles [10,380.3 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' (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- Ashland 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 Ashland 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 Ashland Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5726, Longitude: -84.4544       In this case, the coordinates for Ashland Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.285 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.689 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.355 degrees.