Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Carmel East, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carmel East and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Carmel East

• 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 Carmel East:
  • 33.922327, -83.975740
  • 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 Carmel East

• 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 Carmel East is near Walton County and also Barrow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barrow 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 Carmel East

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carmel East ...

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.

• Cotton Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cotton Creek is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Creek
• Cricket Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cricket Hill is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Hill
• Emerald Forest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Emerald Forest is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Forest
• Falcon Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Falcon Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Ridge
• Flowers Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Flowers Crossing is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Crossing
• Forest River
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Forest River is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest River
• Graystone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Graystone is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graystone
• Murphyville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Murphyville is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphyville
• River Bridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • River Bridge is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bridge
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Sandlewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sandlewood is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlewood
  • Summerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Summerville is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Summit Chase
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Summit Chase is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Chase
  • Sweet Water
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sweet Water is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
  • Village Gate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Village Gate is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Gate
  • Williams Place
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Williams Place is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Place

How Far From Carmel East 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 Carmel East to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Carmel East and extending to:

• Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Carmel East to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> 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 516 miles [830.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,413 miles [10,320.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,116 miles [11,452.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,994 miles [8,037.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'