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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.
- 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:
- 33.572055, -84.281033
- 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 Clayton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
- Since Creekwood Estates is near Henry County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 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 ...
- Clarke County
- This Creekwood Estates is located in Clarke County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Creekwood Estates that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Creekwood Estates.
- Newton County
- This Creekwood Estates is located in Newton County and lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Creekwood Estates that is located in Clayton 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 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Creekwood Estates that is located in Clayton 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 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Creekwood Estates that is located in Clayton 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.
- Cotton Indian Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cotton Indian Creek is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Indian Creek
- Creek Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Creek Hollow is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Hollow
- Ellenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Foxfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Foxfield is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
- Green Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Meadows is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Hidden Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hidden Hollow is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hollow
- Homestead
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Homestead is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Katherine Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Katherine Valley is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katherine Valley
- Maple Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Maple Grove is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Springwood Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Springwood Valley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Valley
- Stokes Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes Crossing is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Crossing
- Sun Valley
(Less than 2 miles 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 east)
- Sunset Hills is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Tiffany Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tiffany Hills is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Hills
How Far From Creekwood Estates 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 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:
- Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Clayton County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Creekwood Estates to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,443 miles [10,369 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,144 miles [11,497.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,023 miles [8,083.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Creekwood Estates) 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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: 33.5721, Longitude: -84.2810 In this case, the coordinates for Creekwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.183 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.572 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.288 degrees. |
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