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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 Chanticleer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chanticleer 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 Chanticleer:
    • 33.423171, -84.436037
    • 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 Chanticleer
  • 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
    • Since Chanticleer is near Clayton County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Chanticleer

Communities Also Named Chanticleer ...

We found three communities that are also named Chanticleer.

Within Georgia, the name Chanticleer is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Chicot County
      • This Chanticleer is located in Chicot County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the west of the Chanticleer that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chicot County community of Chanticleer.
    • Florida
      • Escambia County
      • This Chanticleer is located in Escambia County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Chanticleer that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Chanticleer.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Chanticleer is located in Greenville County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chanticleer that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Chanticleer.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chanticleer ...

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.

  • Cottonwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cottonwood is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Cross Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cross Creek is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
  • Deep Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Deep Forest is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Forest
  • Harp
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Harp is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
  • Hickory Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Acres is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
  • Kingswood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Kingswood is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
  • Ledgewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ledgewood is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood
  • Marion
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Marion is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Ponderosa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Ponderosa is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
  • Quail Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Quail Hollow is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
  • Rest ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rest is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest

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

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

  • Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Chanticleer 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 most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 559 miles [899.6 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,036 miles [8,104.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Chanticleer) 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 Chanticleer 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 Chanticleer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4232, Longitude: -84.4360       In this case, the coordinates for Chanticleer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.267 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.648 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.383 degrees.