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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 Avondale Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Avondale 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 Avondale Estates:
- 33.771594, -84.267463
- 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 Avondale 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Since Avondale Estates is near Fulton County and also Gwinnett 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 Gwinnett 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 Avondale Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Avondale 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.
- Cabbage Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
- Chapel Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Mill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Mill
- Cherry Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cherry Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
- Comfort Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Comfort Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort Hill
- Copen Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Copen Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copen Hill
- Edwardsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Forest Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
- Glen Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Haven is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Hidden Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hidden Hills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
- Hunters Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Glen is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
- Kings Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
- Kings Row
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Row is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Row
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Leisure Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure Woods is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Woods
- Moonlight Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Moonlight Forest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight Forest
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Panthersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Riverchase
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Riverchase is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
- Skyline Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Skyline Forest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Forest
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Slabtown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Snapfinger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snapfinger is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snapfinger
- Stone Mill Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Mill Run is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Mill Run
- Stone Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia Highlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Virginia Highlands is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Highlands
How Far From Avondale 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 city such as Avondale Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Avondale Estates and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the West.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the west (W).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 535 miles [861 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Avondale Estates to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,433 miles [10,352.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,135 miles [11,482.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,013 miles [8,067.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Avondale Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Avondale 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 Avondale Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7716, Longitude: -84.2675 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.184 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.60 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.234 degrees. |
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