Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Heather Lynn:
  • 33.565111, -84.295756
  • 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 Heather Lynn

• 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 Clayton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
  • Since Heather Lynn is near Henry County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Heather Lynn

Curious and Interesting Names Near Heather Lynn ...

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.

• Creek Hollow
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Creek Hollow is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Hollow
• Green Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Green Meadows is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
• Haven Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Haven Park is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
• Hidden Hollow
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hidden Hollow is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hollow
• Homestead
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Homestead is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
• Katherine Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Katherine Valley is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katherine Valley
• Maple Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Maple Grove is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Orchard Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Orchard Hills is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
• Paradise Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Paradise Park is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
• Sun Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sun Valley is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
• Sunset Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Sunset Hills is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
• Tiffany Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Tiffany Hills is located in Clayton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Hills

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

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

• Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Clayton County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Heather Lynn 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 four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 546 miles [878.7 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 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,443 miles [10,369 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,145 miles [11,498.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,024 miles [8,085.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'