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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:
    • 33.494005, -83.897962
    • 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 Newton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
    • Since Creekwood Estates is near Henry County and also Butts 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 Butts 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 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the northeast of the Creekwood Estates that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Creekwood Estates.
    • Clayton County
      • This Creekwood Estates is located in Clayton County and lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Creekwood Estates that is located in Newton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Creekwood Estates.
    • Paulding County
      • This Creekwood Estates is located in Paulding County and lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Creekwood Estates that is located in Newton 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 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Creekwood Estates that is located in Newton 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.

  • Cedar Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Creek is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • Forest Lakes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Lakes is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lakes
  • Forest Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Mill is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
  • Fox Meadows
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fox Meadows is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
  • Hidden Pines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hidden Pines is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Pines
  • High Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • High Point is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Hollow Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hollow Oaks is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Oaks
  • Island Shoals ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Island Shoals is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Shoals
  • Jamestown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jamestown is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Knights Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Knights Landing is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Landing
  • Leadmore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Leadmore is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmore
  • Newton Chase
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Newton Chase is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Chase
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Porterdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • River North
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • River North is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River North
    • Riverside Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverside Park is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
    • Riverwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverwood is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
    • Rocky Plains
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Rocky Plains is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Plains
    • Rogers Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Rogers Heights is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Heights
    • Twin Oaks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Twin Oaks is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks

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:

  • Covington, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). 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 two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 533 miles [857.8 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,130 miles [11,474.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,009 miles [8,061.2 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 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'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: 33.4940, Longitude: -83.8980       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 311.956 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.299 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.158 degrees.