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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 Indian Hill Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Indian Hill Estates 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 Indian Hill Estates:
- 33.530668, -84.318812
- 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 Indian Hill 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 Indian Hill Estates is near Henry County and also Fayette 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 Fayette 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 Indian Hill Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Indian Hill 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 northwest)
- Camelot is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Clearbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clearbrook is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
- Creek Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Creek Hollow is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Hollow
- Emerald Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Emerald Hills is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- Green Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Green Meadows is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Hidden Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hidden Hollow is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hollow
- Lake Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Chase is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Chase
- Maple Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Mayday ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mayday is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayday
- Orchard Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Orchard Hills is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Red Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Red Oak is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Sun Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sun Valley is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sunset Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Hills is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Tiffany Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tiffany Hills is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Hills
How Far From Indian Hill 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 Indian Hill 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 Indian Hill Estates and extending to:
- Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Clayton County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Indian Hill 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 549 miles [883.5 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 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 6,446 miles [10,373.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,148 miles [11,503.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,026 miles [8,088.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Indian Hill 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 Indian Hill 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 Indian Hill Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5307, Longitude: -84.3188 In this case, the coordinates for Indian Hill Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.204 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.589 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.312 degrees. |
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