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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 Deerwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deerwood 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 Deerwood Estates:
    • 33.955947, -83.536552
    • 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 Deerwood 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 Oconee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
    • Since Deerwood Estates is near Clarke County and also Barrow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Barrow 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 Deerwood Estates

Communities Also Named Deerwood Estates ...

We found two communities that are also named Deerwood Estates.

There are two communities within Georgia that are also named Deerwood Estates.

Beyond Georgia.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Columbia County
      • This Deerwood Estates is located in Columbia County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Deerwood Estates that is located in Oconee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Deerwood Estates.
    • Liberty County
      • This Deerwood Estates is located in Liberty County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Deerwood Estates that is located in Oconee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Deerwood Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deerwood 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.

  • Allen
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Allen is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Bogart
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Camelot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Camelot is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Deerbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Deerbrook is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
  • Fieldstone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fieldstone is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstone
  • Frogtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Frogtown is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
  • Greene
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Greene is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
  • Holly Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Holly Hills is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Jennings Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jennings Mill is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Mill
  • Kingswood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Kingswood is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
  • Oak Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Overlook Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pine Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Pleasant Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Hills is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
    • Quailwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Quailwood is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailwood
    • Ramble Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Ramble Hills is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramble Hills
    • Rebel Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rebel Hill is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Hill
    • Rushwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rushwood is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushwood

How Far From Deerwood 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 Deerwood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Watkinsville, which is the Seat of Oconee County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Deerwood Estates to Watkinsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 496 miles [798.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,393 miles [10,288.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,094 miles [11,416.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,973 miles [8,003.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Deerwood 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 Deerwood 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 Deerwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9559, Longitude: -83.5366       In this case, the coordinates for Deerwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.763 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.141 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.903 degrees.