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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 Greenwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenwood 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 Greenwood Estates:
- 33.564555, -85.121612
- 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 Greenwood 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Greenwood Estates is near Haralson County and also Heard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Haralson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Heard 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 Greenwood Estates
Communities Also Named Greenwood Estates ...
We found three communities that are also named Greenwood Estates.
Within Georgia, the name Greenwood Estates is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Greenwood Estates is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Greenwood Estates that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Greenwood Estates.
- South Carolina
- Florence County
- This Greenwood Estates is located in Florence County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the east of the Greenwood Estates that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Greenwood Estates.
- Tennessee
- Lincoln County
- This Greenwood Estates is located in Lincoln County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Greenwood Estates that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Greenwood Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenwood 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.
- Cedarwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cedarwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
- Double Branches
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Double Branches is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Branches
- Farmers High
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Farmers High is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers High
- Hickory Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Heights
- Holly Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Heights
- Jonesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Knob Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Knob Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
- Leisure Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Leisure Heights is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Heights
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oak Mountain is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mountain
- Plowshare ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Plowshare is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowshare
- Riverbend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverbend is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Victory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Victory is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
How Far From Greenwood Estates to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Greenwood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greenwood Estates and extending to:
- Carrollton, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Greenwood Estates to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 581 miles [935 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 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,479 miles [10,426.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,183 miles [11,559.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,060 miles [8,143.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greenwood 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 Greenwood 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 Greenwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5646, Longitude: -85.1216 In this case, the coordinates for Greenwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.677 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.14 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.618 degrees. |
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