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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 Island Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Island Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Island Estates:
    • 33.909825, -84.395761
    • 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 Island 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
    • Since Lake Island Estates is near Cobb County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Island Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Island 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.

  • Chimney Trace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Chimney Trace is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Trace
  • Coldstream
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Coldstream is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
  • Derby Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Derby Hill is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Hill
  • Forest Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Forest Valley is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Valley
  • Heard Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Heard Ferry is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Ferry
  • Hidden Branches
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hidden Branches is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Branches
  • Misty Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Misty Ridge is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Ridge
  • Post Harbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Post Harbor is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Harbor
  • Post River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Post River is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post River
  • Power Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Power Ferry is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power Ferry
  • Powers Lane
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Powers Lane is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lane
  • Sandy Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
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    • Shadowwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Shadowwood is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowwood
    • Starlight Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Starlight Hills is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlight Hills
    • Trailridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Trailridge is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailridge
    • Treetop
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Treetop is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treetop

How Far From Lake Island Estates 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 Lake Island 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 Island Estates and extending to:

  • Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Island Estates to Atlanta, 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 10 miles [16.1 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 534 miles [859.4 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,432 miles [10,351.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,135 miles [11,482.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,013 miles [8,067.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Island 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 Island 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 Island Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9098, Longitude: -84.3958       In this case, the coordinates for Lake Island Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.265 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.713 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.251 degrees.