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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 Creekwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Creekwood Estates 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 Creekwood Estates:
    • 33.967337, -83.445994
    • 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 Creekwood Estates
  • 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
    • Since Creekwood Estates is near Oconee County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Creekwood Estates

Communities Also Named Creekwood Estates ...

We found four communities that are also named Creekwood Estates.

There are three communities within Georgia that are also named Creekwood Estates.

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

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Clayton County
      • This Creekwood Estates is located in Clayton County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Creekwood Estates that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Creekwood Estates.
    • Newton County
      • This Creekwood Estates is located in Newton County and lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the southwest of the Creekwood Estates that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Creekwood Estates.
    • Paulding County
      • This Creekwood Estates is located in Paulding County and lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the west of the Creekwood Estates that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Creekwood Estates.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Sumner County
      • This Creekwood Estates is located in Sumner County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Creekwood Estates that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Creekwood Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Creekwood Estates ...

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.

  • Camelot
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Camelot is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Elder
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Elder is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
  • Holly Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Holly Hills is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Jennings Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jennings Mill is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Mill
  • Kingswood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Kingswood is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
  • McNutt Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • McNutt Creek is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Creek
  • Overlook Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
  • Quailwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Quailwood is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailwood
  • Ramble Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Ramble Hills is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramble Hills
  • Rebel Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rebel Hill is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Hill
  • Rollingwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rollingwood is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
  • Rushwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rushwood is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushwood
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Skyline Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Skyline Park is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Park
    • Tanglebrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Tanglebrook is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglebrook
    • Tanglewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Tanglewood is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Windy Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Windy Hill is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill

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

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

  • Athens, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies just to the East.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Creekwood Estates to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 492 miles [791.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,389 miles [10,282.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,090 miles [11,410.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,968 miles [7,995.2 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Creekwood Estates) 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 Creekwood Estates 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 Creekwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9673, Longitude: -83.4460       In this case, the coordinates for Creekwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.71 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.083 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.865 degrees.