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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 Braelinn Courts, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Braelinn Courts 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 Braelinn Courts:
- 33.383450, -84.564095
- 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 Braelinn Courts
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Braelinn Courts is near Coweta County and also Spalding County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coweta 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 Braelinn Courts
Curious and Interesting Names Near Braelinn Courts ...
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.
- Chestnutfield
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chestnutfield is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnutfield
- Clover
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clover is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
- Clover Reach
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Clover Reach is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Reach
- Edgewater
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Edgewater is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Fetlock Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fetlock Meadows is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetlock Meadows
- Fishers Bank
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fishers Bank is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Bank
- Greensway
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greensway is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensway
- Jennings Yard
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jennings Yard is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Yard
- Meadow Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meadow Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Run
- Overlook
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Overlook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Peachtree City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Peachtree Walk
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Peachtree Walk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Walk
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Piney Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Piney Knoll is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Knoll
- Ridgelake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ridgelake is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgelake
- Rockspray
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rockspray is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockspray
- Sawmill Trace
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sawmill Trace is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Trace
- Spyglass Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spyglass Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spyglass Hill
- Sweetwater Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sweetwater Oaks is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Oaks
- Tapestry
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tapestry is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tapestry
- Twigs Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Twigs Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twigs Corner
How Far From Braelinn Courts to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Braelinn Courts to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Braelinn Courts and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Braelinn Courts to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 566 miles [910.9 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 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,463 miles [10,401.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,165 miles [11,530.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,044 miles [8,117.5 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Braelinn Courts) 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 Braelinn Courts 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 Braelinn Courts. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3835, Longitude: -84.5641 In this case, the coordinates for Braelinn Courts have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.341 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.727 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.443 degrees. |
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