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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 Four Winds, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Four Winds 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 Four Winds:
- 33.863993, -84.150750
- 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 Four Winds
- 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 Four Winds 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 Four Winds
Communities Also Named Four Winds ...
We found two communities that are also named Four Winds.
Within Georgia, the name Four Winds is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Four Winds is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the west of the Four Winds that is located in Gwinnett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Four Winds.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Four Winds is located in Baltimore County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Four Winds that is located in Gwinnett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Four Winds.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Four Winds ...
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 Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beaver Hills is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hills
- Cedar Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cedar Creek is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Choice ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Choice is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
- Kings Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kings Mountain is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Lester Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lester Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Woods
- Mountain Brooke
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mountain Brooke is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brooke
- Mountain Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Patriots Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Patriots Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Hill
- Pebble Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pebble Creek is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Silver Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Silver Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
- Smoke Rise
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Smoke Rise is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Smoketree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smoketree is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketree
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Stone Mill Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stone Mill Run is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Mill Run
- Trickem
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Trickem is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickem
- Tucker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Yellow River ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Yellow River is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow River
How Far From Four Winds 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 Four Winds to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Four Winds and extending to:
- Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Four Winds to Lawrenceville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,004 miles [8,053.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Four Winds) 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 Four Winds 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 Four Winds. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8640, Longitude: -84.1508 In this case, the coordinates for Four Winds have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.119 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.539 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.166 degrees. |
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