Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Five Acres 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 Five Acres Estates:
  • 34.128986, -84.271867
  • 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 Five Acres 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
  • Since Five Acres Estates is near Forsyth County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Five Acres Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Five Acres 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.

• Bentgrass Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bentgrass Farms is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentgrass Farms
• Big Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Big Creek is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
• Christophers Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Christophers Run is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christophers Run
• Crabapple
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Crabapple is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabapple
• Fields Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fields Crossroads is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
• Hopewell
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hopewell is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Mars Hill Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mars Hill Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Crossroads
• Sunnybrook Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sunnybrook Farms is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Farms
• Wood Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Wood Valley is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley

How Far From Five Acres Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Five Acres 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 Five Acres Estates and extending to:

• Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Five Acres Estates to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 518 miles [833.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,416 miles [10,325.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,120 miles [11,458.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,998 miles [8,043.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'