Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Keyland Woods

• 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 Keyland Woods:
  • 33.402893, -84.438537
  • 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 Keyland Woods

• 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • Since Keyland Woods is near Clayton County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Keyland Woods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Keyland Woods ...

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.

• Broom Hall
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Broom Hall is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hall
• Cross Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cross Creek is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
• Deep Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Deep Forest is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Forest
• Gypsy Woods
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gypsy Woods is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy Woods
• Harp
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Harp is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
• Kingswood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Kingswood is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
• Ledgewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ledgewood is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood
• Marion
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Marion is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
• Ponderosa
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ponderosa is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
• Porters Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Porters Ridge is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Ridge
• Quail Hollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Quail Hollow is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
• Rest ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rest is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest

How Far From Keyland Woods to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Keyland Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Keyland Woods to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 560 miles [901.2 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 6,457 miles [10,391.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,037 miles [8,106.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'