Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bear Creek Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bear Creek Landing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bear Creek Landing

• 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 Landing:
  • 33.372337, -84.386314
  • 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 Landing

• 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 Bear Creek Landing is near Fayette County and also Spalding 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 Spalding 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 Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bear Creek Landing ...

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.

• Birdie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Birdie is located in Spalding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
• Broom Hall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Broom Hall is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hall
• Cross Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cross Creek is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
• Friendship
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Friendship is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Gypsy Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Gypsy Woods is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy Woods
• Harp
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Harp is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
• Kingswood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kingswood is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
• Marion
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
• Porters Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Porters Ridge is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Ridge
• Rest ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rest is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
• Sunny Side
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sunny Side is located in Spalding County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunny Side <1>
• Woodlawn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Woodlawn is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bear Creek Landing and extending to:

• Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Clayton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Bear Creek Landing to Jonesboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 559 miles [899.6 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 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,157 miles [11,518.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,036 miles [8,104.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'