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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 Wood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Howell Wood 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 Howell Wood:
- 33.994545, -84.175473
- 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 Wood
- 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 Howell Wood is near Fulton County and also Forsyth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth 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 Wood
Curious and Interesting Names Near Howell Wood ...
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.
- Beaverdam ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Beaverdam is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
- Carriage Gate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carriage Gate is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Gate
- Centurion Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Centurion Hills is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centurion Hills
- Covered Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Covered Bridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Bridge
- Indian Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Indian Crossing is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Crossing
- Johns Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Bridge Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jones Bridge Landing is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bridge Landing
- Meadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Meadow is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
- Peachtree Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peachtree Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peachtree Forest is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Forest
- Peachtree Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Peachtree Station is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Station
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Rogers Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers Ferry is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Ferry
- Rogers Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers Mill is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Mill
- Shake Rag
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shake Rag is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake Rag
- Waters Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Waters Ferry is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Ferry
How Far From Howell Wood 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 Howell Wood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Howell Wood and extending to:
- Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Howell Wood to Lawrenceville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 521 miles [838.5 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 6,418 miles [10,328.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,122 miles [11,461.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,000 miles [8,046.7 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 '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- Howell Wood) 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 Howell Wood 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 Wood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9945, Longitude: -84.1755 In this case, the coordinates for Howell Wood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.138 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.579 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.144 degrees. |
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