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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 Cleaton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cleaton 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 Cleaton:
    • 33.770671, -83.701284
    • 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 Cleaton
  • 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 Walton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walton County
    • Since Cleaton is near Morgan County and also Oconee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee 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 Cleaton

Communities Also Named Cleaton ...

We found one communities that are also named Cleaton.

Within Georgia, the name Cleaton is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Cleaton in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Muhlenberg County
      • This Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cleaton that is located in Walton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muhlenberg County community of Cleaton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cleaton ...

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.

  • Between
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Between is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
  • Ebenezer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ebenezer is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Fairplay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairplay is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
  • Good Hope
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Gratis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Gratis is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratis
  • Snows Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Snows Mill is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snows Mill
  • Social Circle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Split Silk
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Split Silk is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
  • Walnut Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
  • Youth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Youth is located in Walton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Cleaton once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Cleaton and extending to:

  • Monroe, which is the Seat of Walton County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Cleaton to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 512 miles [824 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 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,409 miles [10,314.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,109 miles [11,440.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,988 miles [8,027.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Cleaton) 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cleaton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Cleaton 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 Cleaton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7707, Longitude: -83.7013       In this case, the coordinates for Cleaton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.852 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.218 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.014 degrees.