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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 Forest Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest Estates 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 Forest Estates:
    • 33.454837, -84.483260
    • 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 Forest 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
    • Since Forest Estates is near Clayton County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton 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 Forest Estates

Communities Also Named Forest Estates ...

We found five communities that are also named Forest Estates.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Forest Estates.

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

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Richmond County
      • This Forest Estates is located in Richmond County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the east of the Forest Estates that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Forest Estates.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Charles County
      • This Forest Estates is located in Charles County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Forest Estates that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Forest Estates.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Forest Estates is located in Montgomery County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km] to the northeast of the Forest Estates that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Forest Estates.
    • Ontario
      • This Forest Estates lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Forest Estates that is located in Fayette County.
    • Texas
      • Montgomery County
      • This Forest Estates is located in Montgomery County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Forest Estates that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Forest Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest 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.

  • Cottonwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cottonwood is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Deep Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Deep Forest is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Forest
  • Gamma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gamma is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
  • Ginger Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Ginger Hills is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Hills
  • Graves Way
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Graves Way is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Way
  • Groveland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Groveland is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
  • Harp
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Harp is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
  • Heritage Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Heritage Farms is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Farms
  • Hickory Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hickory Acres is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
  • Hopeful
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hopeful is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful
  • Kingswood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingswood is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
  • Ledgewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Ledgewood is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Lees Mill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lees Mill is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
    • Marion
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Marion is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Ponderosa
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Ponderosa is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
    • Quail Hollow
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Quail Hollow is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
    • Rest ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Rest is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest

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

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

  • Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Forest Estates to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 559 miles [899.6 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,457 miles [10,391.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,037 miles [8,106.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Forest 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 Forest 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 Forest Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4548, Longitude: -84.4833       In this case, the coordinates for Forest Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.296 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.686 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.394 degrees.