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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 Bear Creek Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bear Creek 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 Bear Creek Estates:
    • 33.553723, -84.633265
    • 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 Bear Creek 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
    • Since Bear Creek Estates is near Fayette County and also Coweta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coweta 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 Bear Creek Estates

Communities Also Named Bear Creek Estates ...

We found two communities that are also named Bear Creek Estates.

There are two communities within Georgia that are also named Bear Creek Estates.

Beyond Georgia.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Douglas County
      • This Bear Creek Estates is located in Douglas County and lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bear Creek Estates that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Bear Creek Estates.
    • Newton County
      • This Bear Creek Estates is located in Newton County and lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the east of the Bear Creek Estates that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Bear Creek Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bear Creek 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.

  • Bethany
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bethany is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Cackle Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cackle Corner is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cackle Corner
  • Cedar Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Christian Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Christian Corners is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Corners
  • Corn Creek Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Corn Creek Cove is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek Cove
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,683 people
  • Fireside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fireside is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireside
  • Graceland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Graceland is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland
  • Green Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Springs is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
  • Holly Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly Brook is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Brook
  • Kingsridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Kingsridge is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsridge
  • Lester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lester is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
  • Magnolia Farms
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Magnolia Farms is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Farms
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Sandy Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandy Creek is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
    • Stonewall
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Stonewall is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
    • Stop
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Stop is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
    • Union City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Windsong
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Windsong is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong

How Far From Bear Creek 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 Bear Creek Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bear Creek Estates to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 561 miles [902.8 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 6,458 miles [10,393.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,161 miles [11,524.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,039 miles [8,109.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bear Creek Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Bear Creek 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 Bear Creek Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5537, Longitude: -84.6333       In this case, the coordinates for Bear Creek Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.389 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.806 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.429 degrees.