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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 Howell Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Howell 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 Howell Estates:
    • 33.548723, -84.419926
    • 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 Howell 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 Clayton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
    • Since Howell Estates is near Fayette County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Howell Estates

Communities Also Named Howell Estates ...

We found one communities that are also named Howell Estates.

Within Georgia, the name Howell Estates is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Howell Estates in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Howell Estates is located in Hillsborough County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Howell Estates that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Howell Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Howell 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.

  • Camelot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Camelot is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Castlegate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Castlegate is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlegate
  • Cheeko Manor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cheeko Manor is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeko Manor
  • Dix - Leeson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Dix - Leeson is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix - Leeson
  • Evans Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Evans Park is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Park
  • Fox Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Fox Run is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
  • Frog Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Frog Hollow is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hollow
  • Gamma
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Gamma is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
  • Golden Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Golden Meadows is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
  • Graves Way
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Graves Way is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Way
  • Green Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Green Acres is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Hickory Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Holiday Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Holiday Hills is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
    • Hollydale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hollydale is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollydale
    • Kings Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
      • Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
    • Mockingbird Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Mockingbird Hill is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
    • Quail Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Quail Valley is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
    • Skylane Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Skylane Hills is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylane Hills
    • Spring Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Spring Valley is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Springview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Springview is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
    • Steeplechase
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Steeplechase is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
    • Timberlake
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Timberlake is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
    • Twin Creeks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Twin Creeks is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creeks

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Howell Estates and extending to:

  • Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Clayton County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Howell Estates 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 552 miles [888.4 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,151 miles [11,508.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,030 miles [8,095 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Howell 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 Howell 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 Howell Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5487, Longitude: -84.4199       In this case, the coordinates for Howell Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.264 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.661 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.347 degrees.