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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 Deer Glen Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deer Glen Forest 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 Deer Glen Forest:
- 33.471503, -84.418537
- 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 Deer Glen Forest
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Deer Glen Forest is near Clayton County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton 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 Deer Glen Forest
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deer Glen Forest ...
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.
- Bonanza
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bonanza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Cottonwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cottonwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cross Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cross Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Deep Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deep Forest is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Forest
- Fox Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fox Run is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Gamma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gamma is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
- Ginger Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ginger Hills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Hills
- Graves Way
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Graves Way is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Way
- Harp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- Hickory Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hickory Acres is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
- Iron Gate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Iron Gate is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Irondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Irondale is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Kingswood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kingswood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Marion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marion is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Ponderosa
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ponderosa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Quail Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Hollow is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Timberlake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Timberlake is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Walnut Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walnut Creek is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Willow Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Bend is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
How Far From Deer Glen Forest 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 Deer Glen Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Deer Glen Forest and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Deer Glen Forest to Atlanta, 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 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 556 miles [894.8 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,155 miles [11,514.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,033 miles [8,099.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Deer Glen Forest) 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 Deer Glen Forest 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 Deer Glen Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4715, Longitude: -84.4185 In this case, the coordinates for Deer Glen Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.259 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.645 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.365 degrees. |
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