Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Joycliff 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 Joycliff Estates:
  • 32.878471, -83.572677
  • 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 Joycliff 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 Jones County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
  • Since Joycliff Estates is near Bibb County and also Twiggs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Twiggs 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 Joycliff Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Joycliff 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.

• Bridgeman
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bridgeman is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeman
• Cross Keys
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
• Crystal Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Crystal Springs is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
• Groveland
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Groveland is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
• Heritage Acres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Heritage Acres is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Acres
• Kings Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Kings Park is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
• Kings View
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Kings View is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings View
• Lake Arrowhead
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lake Arrowhead is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
• Mogul
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mogul is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
  • Estimated population in 2019: 400 people
• Tanglewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Tanglewood is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
• Whispering Pines
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Whispering Pines is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
• Wood Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Wood Valley is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley

How Far From Joycliff 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 Joycliff 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 Joycliff Estates and extending to:

• Gray, which is the Seat of Jones County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Joycliff Estates to Gray, with an average speed<2> 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 76 miles [122.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 553 miles [890 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 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,141 miles [11,492.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,021 miles [8,080.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'