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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 Cardinal Lake Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cardinal Lake Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Cardinal Lake Estates
  • 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 Cardinal Lake Estates:
    • 33.980657, -84.135748
    • 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 Cardinal Lake 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 Gwinnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
    • Since Cardinal Lake Estates is near Fulton County and also Forsyth 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 Forsyth 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 Cardinal Lake Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cardinal Lake 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.

  • Beaver Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Beaver Hills is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hills
  • Beaverdam ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaverdam is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
  • Carriage Gate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Carriage Gate is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Gate
  • Centurion Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Centurion Hills is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centurion Hills
  • Covered Bridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Covered Bridge is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Bridge
  • Falconcrest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Falconcrest is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconcrest
  • Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Heritage Station
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Heritage Station is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Station
  • Indian Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Crossing is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Crossing
  • Jones Bridge Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jones Bridge Landing is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bridge Landing
  • Maple Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Maple Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
  • Meadow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Meadow is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Peachtree Corners
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Plantation Woods
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Plantation Woods is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Woods
    • Pleasant Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Rambling Woods
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Rambling Woods is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambling Woods
    • Regency Woods
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Regency Woods is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
    • Rogers Ferry
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Rogers Ferry is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Ferry
    • Rogers Mill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Rogers Mill is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Mill
    • Rolling Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rolling Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
    • Steeplechase
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Steeplechase is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
    • Waters Ferry
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Waters Ferry is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Ferry

How Far From Cardinal Lake Estates 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 Cardinal Lake 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 Cardinal Lake Estates and extending to:

  • Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies just to the East.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Cardinal Lake Estates to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 520 miles [836.9 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 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 6,417 miles [10,327.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,120 miles [11,458.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,998 miles [8,043.5 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' (or 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- Cardinal Lake 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 Cardinal Lake 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 Cardinal Lake Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9807, Longitude: -84.1357       In this case, the coordinates for Cardinal Lake Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.115 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.55 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.131 degrees.