Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Homestead Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Homestead Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Homestead Park
- 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 Homestead Park:
- 30.840192, -83.999059
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Homestead Park
- 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 Thomas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Thomas County
- Since Homestead Park is near Grady County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grady County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Homestead Park ...
We found three communities that share the name Homestead Park.
Within Georgia, the name Homestead Park is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Morris County
- This Homestead Park is located in Morris County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Homestead Park that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Homestead Park.
- New York
- Westchester County
- This Homestead Park is located in Westchester County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Homestead Park that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Homestead Park.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Homestead Park is located in Allegheny County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Homestead Park that is located in Thomas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Homestead Park.
- New Jersey
Curious and Interesting Names Near Homestead Park ...
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.
- Beverly ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Booker Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booker Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker Heights
- Booker Heights is located in Thomas County
- Boston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston is located in Thomas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boston <3>
- Cairo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Grady County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,302 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <3>
- Five Forks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Thomas County
- Glasgow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Lambville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Long Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Long Branch is located in Grady County
- Merrillville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrillville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillville
- Merrillville is located in Thomas County
- Pebble Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hill
- Pebble Hill is located in Thomas County
- Pleasant Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Grady County
- Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Grady County
- Roddenberry ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roddenberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddenberry
- Roddenberry is located in Thomas County
How Far From Homestead Park 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 Homestead Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Homestead Park and extending to:
- Thomasville, which is the Seat of Thomas County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Homestead Park to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 681 miles [1,096 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,557 miles [10,552.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,245 miles [11,659.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,130 miles [8,255.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Homestead Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Thomas County: www.thomascountyboc.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Homestead Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Homestead Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8402, Longitude: -83.9991 In this case, the coordinates for Homestead Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Homestead Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.875 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.834 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.805 degrees. |