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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:
33.919548, -84.747992
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.
We found four communities that share the name 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 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the east of the Creekwood Estates that is located in Paulding 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 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Creekwood Estates that is located in Paulding 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 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Creekwood Estates that is located in Paulding County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Creekwood Estates.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Tennessee
Sumner County
This Creekwood Estates is located in Sumner County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Creekwood Estates that is located in Paulding 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.
California (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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:
Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). 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 just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 549 miles [883.5 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 32 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,446 miles [10,373.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,151 miles [11,508.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,028 miles [8,091.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Creekwood Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Creekwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9195, Longitude: -84.7480 In this case, the coordinates for Creekwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.473 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.954 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.388 degrees.