Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Graves Way, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Graves Way and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Graves Way

• 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 Graves Way:
  • 33.502613, -84.461038
  • 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 Graves Way

• 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 Graves Way 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 Graves Way

Curious and Interesting Names Near Graves Way ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cottonwood is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
• Deep Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Deep Forest is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Forest
• Dix - Leeson
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Dix - Leeson is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix - Leeson
• Gamma
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Gamma is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
• Ginger Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ginger Hills is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Hills
• Hickory Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hickory Acres is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
• Hopeful
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hopeful is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful
• Lees Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lees Mill is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
• Ponderosa
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ponderosa is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
• Skylane Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Skylane Hills is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylane Hills
• Timberlake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Timberlake is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Graves Way and extending to:

• Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the South.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Graves Way to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 556 miles [894.8 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 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,155 miles [11,514.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,034 miles [8,101.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'