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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 Constitution, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Constitution 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 Constitution:
- 33.688997, -84.342425
- 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 Constitution
- 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Since Constitution is near Fulton County and also Clayton 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 Clayton 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 Constitution
Communities Also Named Constitution ...
We found two communities that are also named Constitution.
Within Georgia, the name Constitution is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Washington County
- This Constitution is located in Washington County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Constitution that is located in DeKalb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Constitution.
- Pennsylvania
- York County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Constitution [York County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Constitution ...
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.
- Cabbage Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Valley is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Cherokee Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Forest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Elizabeth Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elizabeth Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
- Forest Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Forest Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Forest Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
- Gilbert Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert Gardens is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Gardens
- Manor Ridge Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Manor Ridge Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Ridge Park
- Mechanicsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Millrun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Millrun is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrun
- Mountain View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mountain View Plaza
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain View Plaza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Plaza
- Orchard Knob
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Knob is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Panthersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Panthersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panthersville
- Peoplestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peoplestown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoplestown
- Rock Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rock Spring is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring
- Rosedale Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rosedale Heights is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Heights
- Roseland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roseland is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Skyline Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Skyline Forest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Forest
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slabtown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Summerhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Summerhill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Sweetbriar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sweetbriar is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- Wishing Well Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wishing Well Hills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishing Well Hills
- Woodland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodland Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From Constitution 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 Constitution to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Constitution and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Constitution to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,440 miles [10,364.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,142 miles [11,493.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,020 miles [8,078.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Constitution) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Constitution could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Constitution 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 Constitution. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6890, Longitude: -84.3424 In this case, the coordinates for Constitution have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.224 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.635 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.283 degrees. |
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