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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 Hazelbrand Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hazelbrand Acres 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 Hazelbrand Acres:
- 33.631504, -83.791568
- 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 Hazelbrand Acres
- 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 Newton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
- Since Hazelbrand Acres is near Walton County and also Rockdale 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 Rockdale 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 Hazelbrand Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hazelbrand Acres ...
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.
- Airport Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Airport Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Grove
- Cedar Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Ridge is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
- Dialtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dialtown is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialtown
- Dixie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dixie Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Elk Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elk Ridge is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Ridge
- Flint Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Hidden Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hidden Forest is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
- Hollow Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hollow Hills is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Hills
- Hub Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
- Meadow View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadow View is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
- Melody
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Melody is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Murphy Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Murphy Hills is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Hills
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Quail Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Valley is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
- River Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- River Cove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Cove
- Riverbend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riverbend is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Settlers Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Settlers Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Grove
- Skyline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Skyline is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Social Circle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Woods is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods
How Far From Hazelbrand Acres 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 Hazelbrand Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hazelbrand Acres and extending to:
- Covington, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Hazelbrand Acres to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 522 miles [840.1 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 6,419 miles [10,330.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,119 miles [11,456.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,998 miles [8,043.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Hazelbrand Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hazelbrand Acres 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 Hazelbrand Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6315, Longitude: -83.7916 In this case, the coordinates for Hazelbrand Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.90 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.253 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.083 degrees. |
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