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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 Flat Rock Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flat Rock Estates 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 Flat Rock Estates:
- 32.539029, -84.891320
- 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 Flat Rock 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 Muscogee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Muscogee County
- Since Flat Rock Estates is near Harris County and also Russell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Russell 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 Flat Rock Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flat Rock 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.
- Beaver Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beaver Run is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run
- Candlestick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Candlestick is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlestick
- Charter Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Charter Oaks is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
- Crystal Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crystal Valley is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
- Flat Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Foxfire
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Foxfire is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Foxrun
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Foxrun is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxrun
- Hearthstone
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hearthstone is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
- Hidden Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hidden Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
- Hunters Court
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hunters Court is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Court
- Lakeshore
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lakeshore is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
- Leesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Leesburg is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Willow Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Willow Bend is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
How Far From Flat Rock 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 Flat Rock 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 Flat Rock Estates and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Muscogee County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Flat Rock 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 5 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 621 miles [999.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,216 miles [11,613 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,095 miles [8,199.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Flat Rock Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Flat Rock Estates 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 Flat Rock Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5390, Longitude: -84.8913 In this case, the coordinates for Flat Rock Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.488 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.779 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.762 degrees. |
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