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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 Danbury Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Danbury Village 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 Danbury Village:
- 33.902603, -84.211031
- 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 Danbury Village
- 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 Gwinnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
- Since Danbury Village is near DeKalb County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Danbury Village
Curious and Interesting Names Near Danbury Village ...
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.
- Beaver Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beaver Hills is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hills
- Beaverdam ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beaverdam is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
- Chestnut Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Forest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Forest
- Choice ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Choice is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
- Covered Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Covered Bridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Bridge
- Elmside Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elmside Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmside Village
- Four Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Four Oaks is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Oaks
- Four Winds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Four Winds is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Winds
- Happy Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Hollow is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
- Indian Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Crossing is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Crossing
- Lester Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lester Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Woods
- Littlebrooke Farm
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Littlebrooke Farm is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlebrooke Farm
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mechanicsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mountain Brooke
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Brooke is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brooke
- Overlook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Overlook is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Patriots Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Patriots Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Hill
- Peachtree
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Peachtree is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree
- Peachtree Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Peachtree Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peachtree Forest is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Forest
- Peachtree Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Peachtree Station is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Station
- Pebble Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pebble Creek is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- River Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- River Bluff is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff
- Silver Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
- Smoke Rise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smoke Rise is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Smoketree
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Smoketree is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketree
- Tucker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
How Far From Danbury Village 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 Danbury Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Danbury Village and extending to:
- Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Danbury Village to Lawrenceville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 526 miles [846.5 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,424 miles [10,338.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,127 miles [11,469.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,005 miles [8,054.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Danbury Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Danbury Village 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 Danbury Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9026, Longitude: -84.2110 In this case, the coordinates for Danbury Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.156 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.586 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.18 degrees. |
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