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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 Cypress Lake Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cypress Lake 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 Cypress Lake Estates:
    • 30.747736, -81.522040
    • 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 Cypress Lake 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
    • Since Cypress Lake Estates is near Nassau County and also Duval County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nassau County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Duval 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 Cypress Lake Estates

Communities Also Named Cypress Lake Estates ...

We found two communities that are also named Cypress Lake Estates.

Within Georgia, the name Cypress Lake Estates is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Cypress Lake Estates is located in Hillsborough County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cypress Lake Estates that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Cypress Lake Estates.
      • Volusia County
      • This Cypress Lake Estates is located in Volusia County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the south of the Cypress Lake Estates that is located in Camden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Volusia County community of Cypress Lake Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cypress Lake 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.

  • Admirals Walk
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Admirals Walk is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admirals Walk
  • Chester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Chester is located in Nassau County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Greyfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Greyfield is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyfield
  • Harbor Pines
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Harbor Pines is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Pines
  • Lands End
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lands End is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands End
  • Mission Trace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mission Trace is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Trace
  • Plantation Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Plantation Oaks is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Oaks
  • Quail Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Quail Hollow is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
  • Riverview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Riverview is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Shadowland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Shadowland is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowland

How Far From Cypress Lake Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cypress Lake Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Woodbine, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cypress Lake Estates to Woodbine, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 266 miles [428.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 617 miles [993 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,130 miles [11,474.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,021 miles [8,080.5 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cypress Lake 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 Cypress Lake 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 Cypress Lake Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7477, Longitude: -81.5220       In this case, the coordinates for Cypress Lake Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.499 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.233 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.958 degrees.