Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Deerwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deerwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Deerwood
- 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:
- 34.008991, -84.033520
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Deerwood
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
- Since Deerwood is near Forsyth County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Deerwood ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Deerwood.
There are two communities within Georgia that are also named Deerwood.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Glynn County
- Houston County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Delaware
- Florida
- Indiana
- Manitoba
- This Deerwood lies 1,289 miles [2,074.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Deerwood that is located in Gwinnett County.
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Crow Wing County
- This Deerwood is located in Crow Wing County and lies 1,003 miles [1,614.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Deerwood that is located in Gwinnett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crow Wing County community of Deerwood.
- Kittson County
- This Deerwood is located in Kittson County and lies 1,193 miles [1,919.9 km] to the north northwest of the Deerwood that is located in Gwinnett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kittson County community of Deerwood.
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This Deerwood is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Deerwood that is located in Gwinnett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Deerwood.
- Wayne County
- This Deerwood is located in Wayne County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km] to the east northeast of the Deerwood that is located in Gwinnett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Deerwood.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Cumberland County
- This Deerwood is located in Cumberland County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Deerwood that is located in Gwinnett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Deerwood.
- Williamson County
- This Deerwood is located in Williamson County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km] to the northwest of the Deerwood that is located in Gwinnett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Deerwood.
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Deerwood is located in Albemarle County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Deerwood that is located in Gwinnett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Deerwood.
- Goochland County
- This Deerwood is located in Goochland County and lies 430 miles [692 km] to the northeast of the Deerwood that is located in Gwinnett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Deerwood.
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deerwood ...
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.
- Falconcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falconcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconcrest
- Falconcrest is located in Gwinnett County
- Forest River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest River
- Forest River is located in Gwinnett County
- Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendly Village of Crooked Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
- Friendly Village of Crooked Creek is located in Gwinnett County
- Hunting Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Creek
- Hunting Creek is located in Gwinnett County
- Maple Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Maple Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Marsh Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsh Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
- Marsh Creek is located in Gwinnett County
- Meadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Rambling Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rambling Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambling Woods
- Rambling Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Steeplechase
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steeplechase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
- Steeplechase is located in Gwinnett County
- Summerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Summerville is located in Gwinnett County
How Far From Deerwood to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Deerwood and extending to:
- Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Deerwood to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> 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 just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 514 miles [827.2 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 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,412 miles [10,319.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,115 miles [11,450.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,993 miles [8,035.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deerwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Gwinnett County: www.co.gwinnett.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deerwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0090, Longitude: -84.0335 In this case, the coordinates for Deerwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Deerwood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.056 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.486 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.084 degrees. |