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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 Club Drive, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Club Drive 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 Club Drive:
- 33.550667, -84.242976
- 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 Club Drive
- 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Since Club Drive is near Clayton County and also DeKalb 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 DeKalb 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 Club Drive
Curious and Interesting Names Near Club Drive ...
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.
- Chimney Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chimney Ridge is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Ridge
- Cotton Indian Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cotton Indian Creek is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Indian Creek
- Creek Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Creek Hollow is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Hollow
- Dove Rest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dove Rest is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Rest
- Flakes Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flakes Crossing is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flakes Crossing
- Foxfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Foxfield is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
- Green Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Green Meadows is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Hidden Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hidden Hollow is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hollow
- Homestead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Homestead is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Katherine Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Katherine Valley is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katherine Valley
- Maple Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Mayday ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mayday is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayday
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Pinecrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pinecrest is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Red Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Oak is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Springwood Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Springwood Valley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Valley
- Stokes Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stokes Crossing is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Crossing
- Sun Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sun Valley is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sunset Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sunset Hills is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Swan Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Lake is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
How Far From Club Drive 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 Club Drive to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Club Drive and extending to:
- McDonough, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Club Drive to McDonough, with an average speed<2> 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 16 miles [25.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 545 miles [877.1 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 31 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,442 miles [10,367.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,022 miles [8,082.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Club Drive) 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 Club Drive 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 Club Drive. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5507, Longitude: -84.2430 In this case, the coordinates for Club Drive have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.16 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.542 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.278 degrees. |
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