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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 Elmside Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elmside Village 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 Elmside Village:
- 33.951490, -84.254089<1>
- 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 Elmside Village
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
- Since Elmside Village is near DeKalb County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Elmside Village
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elmside Village ...
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.
- Chestnut Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chestnut Forest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Forest
- Four Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Four Oaks is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Oaks
- Happy Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Happy Hollow is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
- Horseshoe Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Horseshoe Bend is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
- Jones Bridge Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Bridge Landing is also located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bridge Landing
- Lake Villas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Villas is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villas
- Littlebrooke Farm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Littlebrooke Farm is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlebrooke Farm
- Meadowlake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadowlake is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlake
- Mechanicsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville is also located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Overlook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Overlook is also located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Peachtree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Peachtree is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree
- Peachtree Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Peachtree Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Peachtree Forest is also located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Forest
- Peachtree Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peachtree Station is also located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Station
- River Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- River Bluff is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff
- Riversong
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riversong is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riversong
- Village Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Village Mill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Mill
How Far From Elmside Village 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 included the distance from a community such as Elmside Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Elmside Village and extending to:
- Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Elmside Village to Lawrenceville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 526 miles [846.5 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,424 miles [10,338.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,127 miles [11,469.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,005 miles [8,054.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Elmside Village: Decimal: 33.95149, -84.254089 DDMMSS: 33° 57' 5", -84° 15' 14" |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elmside Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Elmside Village 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 Elmside Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9515, Longitude: -84.2541 In this case, the coordinates for Elmside Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.183 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.625 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.185 degrees. |
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