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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 Lake Cindy Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Cindy 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 Lake Cindy Estates:
- 33.414002, -84.297701
- 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 Lake Cindy 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Since Lake Cindy Estates is near Clayton County and also Spalding 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 Spalding 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 Lake Cindy Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Cindy 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.
- Bonanza
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bonanza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Cross Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cross Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Crystal Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Crystal Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Iron Gate
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Gate is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Irondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Irondale is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Lake Chase
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lake Chase is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Chase
- Lovejoy
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mayday ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mayday is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayday
- Sunny Side
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Creek is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Willow Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Bend is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
- Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Lake Cindy 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 Lake Cindy Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lake Cindy Estates and extending to:
- McDonough, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Cindy Estates to McDonough, 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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 553 miles [890 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,152 miles [11,510 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,030 miles [8,095 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Cindy Estates) 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 Lake Cindy 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 Lake Cindy Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4140, Longitude: -84.2977 In this case, the coordinates for Lake Cindy Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.186 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.553 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.332 degrees. |
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