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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 Cannongate Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cannongate Acres 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 Cannongate Acres:
- 33.448726, -84.649931
- 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 Cannongate Acres
- 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 Coweta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coweta County
- Since Cannongate Acres is near Fayette County and also Fulton 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 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 Cannongate Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cannongate Acres ...
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.
- Cobblestone Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cobblestone Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone Creek
- Edgewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewater is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Fetlock Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fetlock Meadows is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetlock Meadows
- Golfview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Golfview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golfview
- Graceland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Graceland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland
- Green Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Springs is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Greensway
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greensway is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensway
- Kingsridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsridge
- Longstreet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Longstreet is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstreet
- Magnolia Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Magnolia Farms is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Farms
- Major
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Major is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major
- Peachtree City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Piney Knoll
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Knoll is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Knoll
- Ridgelake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgelake is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgelake
- Shake Rag
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shake Rag is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake Rag
- Shoal Creek Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shoal Creek Forest is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Forest
- Spooner Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spooner Ridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner Ridge
- Stop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stop is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Twigs Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Twigs Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twigs Corner
- Vineyard Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Vineyard Crossroads is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Crossroads
- Whispering Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whispering Pines is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Windsong
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Windsong is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong
- Wisdom Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wisdom Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdom Woods
How Far From Cannongate Acres to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cannongate Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cannongate Acres and extending to:
- Newnan, which is the Seat of Coweta County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cannongate Acres to Newnan, 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 25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- 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 6,464 miles [10,402.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,166 miles [11,532.6 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cannongate Acres) 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 Cannongate Acres 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 Cannongate Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4487, Longitude: -84.6499 In this case, the coordinates for Cannongate Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.394 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.797 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.461 degrees. |
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