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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 Breeze Hill Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Breeze Hill 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 Breeze Hill Estates:
    • 34.109543, -84.524931
    • 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 Breeze Hill 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
    • Since Breeze Hill Estates is near Cobb County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Breeze Hill Estates

Communities Also Named Breeze Hill Estates ...

We found one communities that are also named Breeze Hill Estates.

Within Georgia, the name Breeze Hill Estates is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Breeze Hill Estates in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New York
      • Orange County
      • This Breeze Hill Estates is located in Orange County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Breeze Hill Estates that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Breeze Hill Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Breeze Hill 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.

  • Cherokee Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cherokee Forest is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
  • Chestnut Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Creek View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Creek View is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
  • Cross Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cross Creek is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
  • Deerchase
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Deerchase is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerchase
  • Falcon Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Falcon Hills is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Hills
  • Independence Walk
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Independence Walk is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Walk
  • Joshua Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Joshua Landing is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Landing
  • Kings Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Kings Crossing is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossing
  • Land of Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Land of Lakes is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Lakes
  • Little River Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Little River Crossing is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Crossing
  • Mountain Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain Ridge is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ridge
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Noonday
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Noonday is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
      • Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
    • Rocky Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rocky Springs is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
    • Skyridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Skyridge is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyridge
      • Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
    • Sunny Brook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Sunny Brook is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Brook
    • Trickum Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Trickum Hills is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum Hills
    • Willow Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Creek is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
    • Woodwind Station
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Woodwind Station is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwind Station

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

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

  • Canton, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Breeze Hill Estates to Canton, with an average speed<2> 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 530 miles [853 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,133 miles [11,479.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,010 miles [8,062.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Breeze Hill Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Breeze Hill 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 Breeze Hill Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1095, Longitude: -84.5249       In this case, the coordinates for Breeze Hill Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.349 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.838 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.253 degrees.