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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 Hanarry Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hanarry Estates 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 Hanarry Estates:
    • 33.942048, -84.006853
    • 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 Hanarry 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 Gwinnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
    • Since Hanarry Estates is near Walton County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Hanarry Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hanarry 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.

  • Cotton Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cotton Creek is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Creek
  • Cricket Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cricket Hill is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Hill
  • Deerwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Deerwood is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Emerald Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Emerald Forest is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Forest
  • Five Forks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Five Forks is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Flowers Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Flowers Crossing is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Crossing
  • Forest River
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Forest River is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest River
  • Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Graystone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Graystone is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graystone
  • Heritage Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Heritage Station is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Station
  • Hunting Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hunting Creek is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Creek
  • Marsh Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Marsh Creek is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Murphyville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Murphyville is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphyville
    • Plantation Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Plantation Woods is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Woods
    • Rambling Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rambling Woods is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambling Woods
    • Regency Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Regency Woods is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
    • River Bridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • River Bridge is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bridge
    • Sandlewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Sandlewood is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlewood
    • Steeplechase
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Steeplechase is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
    • Summerville
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Summerville is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
    • Sweet Water
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Sweet Water is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
    • Village Gate
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Village Gate is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Gate

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

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

  • Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Hanarry Estates to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> 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 516 miles [830.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,414 miles [10,322.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,116 miles [11,452.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,994 miles [8,037.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Hanarry 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 Hanarry 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 Hanarry Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9420, Longitude: -84.0069       In this case, the coordinates for Hanarry Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.037 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.456 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.09 degrees.