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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 Devonshire, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Devonshire 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 Devonshire:
    • 33.571777, -84.300478
    • 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 Devonshire
  • 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 Devonshire ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Devonshire.

There are two communities within Georgia that are also named Devonshire.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Fulton County
      • This Devonshire is located in Fulton County and lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west of the Devonshire that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Devonshire.
    • Paulding County
      • This Devonshire is located in Paulding County and lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Devonshire that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Devonshire.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Mateo County
      • This Devonshire is located in San Mateo County and lies 2,136 miles [3,437.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Devonshire that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of Devonshire.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Devonshire is located in New Castle County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Devonshire that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Devonshire.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Devonshire [Cook County].
    • Indiana
      • Marion County
      • This Devonshire is located in Marion County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Devonshire that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Devonshire.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Devonshire is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Devonshire that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Devonshire.
    • New Jersey
      • Atlantic County
      • This Devonshire is located in Atlantic County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Devonshire that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atlantic County community of Devonshire.
    • North Carolina
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Devonshire is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Devonshire that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Devonshire.
    • Ontario
      • This Devonshire lies 1,067 miles [1,717.2 km]<1> to the north of the Devonshire that is located in Clayton County.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Devonshire is located in Anderson County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Devonshire that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Devonshire.
      • York County
      • This Devonshire is located in York County and lies 210 miles [338 km] to the east northeast of the Devonshire that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Devonshire.
    • Virginia
      • Prince William County
      • This Devonshire is located in Prince William County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Devonshire that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Devonshire.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Devonshire ...

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.

  • Clearbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
    • Clearbrook is located in Clayton County
  • Creek Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creek Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Hollow
    • Creek Hollow is located in Clayton County
  • Ellenwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Green Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
    • Green Meadows is located in Clayton County
  • Haven Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haven Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
    • Haven Park is located in Clayton County
  • Hidden Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hollow
    • Hidden Hollow is located in Clayton County
  • Homestead
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homestead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
    • Homestead is located in Clayton County
  • Katherine Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katherine Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katherine Valley
    • Katherine Valley is located in Clayton County
  • Maple Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Maple Grove is located in Clayton County
  • Orchard Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
    • Orchard Hills is located in Clayton County
  • Paradise Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
    • Paradise Park is located in Clayton County
  • Sun Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
    • Sun Valley is located in Clayton County
  • Sunset Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
    • Sunset Hills is located in Clayton County
  • Tiffany Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffany Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Hills
    • Tiffany Hills is located in Clayton County

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

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

  • Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Clayton County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Devonshire to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 546 miles [878.7 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 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,443 miles [10,369 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,145 miles [11,498.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,024 miles [8,085.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Devonshire. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clayton County: www.co.clayton.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Devonshire) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Devonshire. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5718, Longitude: -84.3005       In this case, the coordinates for Devonshire 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Devonshire 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Devonshire to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.195 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.585 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.295 degrees.




 

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