Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Idle Hour Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Idle Hour Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Idle Hour Estates

• 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 Idle Hour Estates:
  • 32.871527, -83.710459
  • 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 Idle Hour 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 Bibb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
  • Since Idle Hour Estates is near Jones County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Idle Hour Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Idle Hour 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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Camelot is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Castlegate
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Castlegate is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlegate
• Cherokee
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cherokee is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
• Dixie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Dixie is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Forest Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Forest Lake is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
• Glen Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Glen Cove is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
• Green Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Green Meadows is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
• Hillview
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hillview is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
• Lakeview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lakeview is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Log Cabin Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Log Cabin Heights is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin Heights
• Lumberhill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lumberhill is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberhill
• Meadowbrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Riverside Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverside Park is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
  • Riverview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Riverview is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Trails End
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Trails End is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails End
  • Vineville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Vineville is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineville

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

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

• Macon, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Idle Hour Estates to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 558 miles [898 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving 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 7,147 miles [11,502 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,028 miles [8,091.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'