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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 Cambridge Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cambridge Estates 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 Cambridge Estates:
- 33.941212, -84.320480
- 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 Cambridge 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Since Cambridge Estates is near Fulton County and also Gwinnett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett 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 Cambridge Estates
Communities Also Named Cambridge Estates ...
We found five communities that are also named Cambridge Estates.
There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Cambridge Estates.
Beyond Georgia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Fayette County
- This Cambridge Estates is located in Fayette County and lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the south of the Cambridge Estates that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Cambridge Estates.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Mobile County
- This Cambridge Estates is located in Mobile County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cambridge Estates that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Cambridge Estates.
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Cambridge Estates is located in Carroll County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cambridge Estates that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Cambridge Estates.
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Cambridge Estates is located in Hamilton County and lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cambridge Estates that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Cambridge Estates.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Cambridge Estates is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,573 miles [2,531.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cambridge Estates that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Cambridge Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cambridge 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.
- Chestnut Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Forest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Forest
- Dunwoody
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Four Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Four Oaks is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Oaks
- Happy Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Happy Hollow is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
- Hidden Branches
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hidden Branches is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Branches
- Littlebrooke Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Littlebrooke Farm is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlebrooke Farm
- Meadowlake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Meadowlake is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlake
- Peachtree
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Peachtree is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree
- Redfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Redfield is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Riversong
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riversong is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riversong
- Trailridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Trailridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailridge
- Village Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Village Mill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Mill
How Far From Cambridge 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 Cambridge Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cambridge Estates and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Cambridge Estates to Decatur, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 529 miles [851.3 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 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,130 miles [11,474.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,008 miles [8,059.6 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 from Point A (ie- Cambridge 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 Cambridge 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 Cambridge Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9412, Longitude: -84.3205 In this case, the coordinates for Cambridge Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.222 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.668 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.214 degrees. |
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