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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.
- 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:
- 33.479303, -82.072062
- 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- Since Forest Estates is near Columbia County and also Aiken County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken 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 ...
- Fayette County
- This Forest Estates is located in Fayette County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the west of the Forest Estates that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Forest Estates.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Charles County
- This Forest Estates is located in Charles County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Forest Estates that is located in Richmond 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 474 miles [762.8 km] to the north northeast of the Forest Estates that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Forest Estates.
- Ontario
- This Forest Estates lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<1> to the north of the Forest Estates that is located in Richmond County.
- Texas
- Montgomery County
- This Forest Estates is located in Montgomery County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Forest Estates that is located in Richmond 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.
- Arrow Head
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Colony Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colony Park is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Park
- Foxhall
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Foxhall is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
- Glenn Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Glenn Hills is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Hills
- Golden Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Golden Terrace is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Terrace
- Highgate
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Highgate is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
- Hillside Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hillside Park is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Park
- Holiday Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Park is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Lulaville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lulaville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
- Martinez
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mayo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mayo is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Maysville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maysville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Meadowview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowview is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Memory Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Memory Park is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
- Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
- National Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- National Hills is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
- Quail Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Quail Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
- Ridge Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ridge Crossing is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Crossing
- Ridge Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ridge Point is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Point
- Rockbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rockbrook is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
- Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
- Summerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Summerville is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Sweetbriar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetbriar is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- Tanglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tanglewood is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tower Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tower Pines is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Pines
- Valley Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Valley Park is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
How Far From Forest 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 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:
- Augusta, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Forest Estates to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 467 miles [751.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,352 miles [10,222.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,046 miles [11,339.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,928 miles [7,930.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Forest Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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: 33.4793, Longitude: -82.0721 In this case, the coordinates for Forest Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.903 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.085 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.465 degrees. |
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