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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 Boxwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boxwood 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 Boxwood Estates:
    • 32.473754, -84.937431
    • 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 Boxwood 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 Muscogee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Muscogee County
    • Since Boxwood Estates is near Russell County and also Chattahoochee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chattahoochee 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 Boxwood Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Boxwood 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.

  • Bibb City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bibb City is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb City
  • Booker Washington Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Camelot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Camelot is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • City Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • City Village is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Village
  • Columbus
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Crossgate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Crossgate is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
  • Dinglewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Dinglewood is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinglewood
  • Edgewood Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Edgewood Forest is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Forest
  • Floyd Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Floyd Grove is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Grove
  • Forest Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Forest Park is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Forestdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Forestdale is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
  • Georgetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Georgetown is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Holiday Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Holiday Park is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
    • Holly Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Holly Hills is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
    • Holly Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Holly Woods is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Woods
    • Lake Rushin Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Lake Rushin Heights is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Rushin Heights
    • Lincoln Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Lincoln Hills is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 833 people
    • Magnolia Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Magnolia Grove is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Grove
    • Merrywood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Merrywood is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
    • Pleasantview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasantview is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview
    • Quail Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Quail Creek is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
    • Regency Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Regency Park is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
    • Rose Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Rose Hill is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Rose Hill Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rose Hill Heights is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Heights
    • Rosewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Rosewood is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
    • Sun Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Sun Hill is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
    • Valley Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Valley Hills is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
    • Vista Terrace
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Vista Terrace is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Terrace
    • Willow Bend
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Willow Bend is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend

How Far From Boxwood 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 community such as Boxwood 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 Boxwood Estates and extending to:

  • Columbus, which is the Seat of Muscogee County, lies just to the West.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Boxwood Estates to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 626 miles [1,007.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,522 miles [10,496.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,221 miles [11,621.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,100 miles [8,207.7 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 '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- Boxwood 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 Boxwood 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 Boxwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4738, Longitude: -84.9374       In this case, the coordinates for Boxwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.511 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.796 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.794 degrees.