Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Elmdale Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elmdale Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Elmdale Estates

• 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 Elmdale Estates:
  • 32.551258, -83.638795
  • 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 Elmdale 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
  • Since Elmdale Estates is near Peach County and also Bibb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Peach County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb 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 Elmdale Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elmdale 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.

• Bass
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bass is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass
• Beaver Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Beaver Creek is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
• Creekside
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Creekside is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
• Deerwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Deerwood is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Doublegate
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Doublegate is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublegate
• Forest Pointe
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Forest Pointe is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Pointe
• Heard
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Heard is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard
• Hickory Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hickory Woods is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
• Holly Bluff
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Holly Bluff is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Bluff
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Kings Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Kings Crossing is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossing
  • Pilgrim Rest
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Pilgrim Rest is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest
  • Settlers Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Settlers Landing is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
  • Shady Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shady Grove is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Sleepy Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Sleepy Hollow is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
  • Turtle Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Turtle Creek is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Elmdale Estates and extending to:

• Perry, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Elmdale Estates to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 573 miles [922.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,462 miles [10,399.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,157 miles [11,518.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,039 miles [8,109.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'