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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 Graceland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Graceland 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 Graceland:
    • 33.464837, -84.605208
    • 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 Graceland
  • 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 Graceland is near Coweta County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coweta 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 Graceland

Communities Also Named Graceland ...

We found four communities that are also named Graceland.

Within Georgia, the name Graceland is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Graceland is located in Baltimore County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Graceland that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Graceland.
    • Missouri
      • Cedar County
      • This Graceland is located in Cedar County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Graceland that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Graceland.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Graceland [Greenville County].
    • Virginia
      • Tazewell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Graceland [Tazewell County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Graceland ...

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.

  • Cobblestone Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cobblestone Creek is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone Creek
  • Edgewater
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgewater is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
  • Fetlock Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fetlock Meadows is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetlock Meadows
  • Golfview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Golfview is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golfview
  • Green Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Springs is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
  • Greensway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Greensway is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensway
  • Groveland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Groveland is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
  • Kingsridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Kingsridge is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsridge
  • Magnolia Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Magnolia Farms is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Farms
  • Major
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Major is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major
  • Peachtree City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Piney Knoll
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Piney Knoll is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Knoll
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Ridgelake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Ridgelake is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgelake
    • Sandy Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandy Creek is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
    • Shake Rag
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Shake Rag is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake Rag
    • Shoal Creek Forest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Shoal Creek Forest is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Forest
    • Spooner Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Spooner Ridge is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner Ridge
    • Stop
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Stop is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
    • Twigs Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Twigs Corner is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twigs Corner
    • Windsong
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Windsong is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong
    • Wisdom Woods
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Wisdom Woods is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdom Woods

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

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

  • Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the East.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Graceland to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> 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 most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 564 miles [907.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,461 miles [10,398 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,163 miles [11,527.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,042 miles [8,114.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Graceland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Graceland could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Graceland 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 Graceland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4648, Longitude: -84.6052       In this case, the coordinates for Graceland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.368 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.77 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.439 degrees.