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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 Jodeco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Jodeco 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 Jodeco:
    • 33.505668, -84.291033
    • 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 Jodeco
  • 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 Lake Jodeco 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 Lake Jodeco

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Jodeco ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bonanza is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
  • Creek Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Creek Hollow is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Hollow
  • Emerald Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Emerald Hills is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
  • Green Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Green Meadows is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Hidden Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hidden Hollow is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hollow
  • Iron Gate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Iron Gate is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
  • Irondale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Irondale is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
  • Lake Chase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Chase is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Chase
  • Lovejoy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Maple Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Maple Grove is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Mayday ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Mayday is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayday
  • Orchard Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Orchard Hills is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Red Oak
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Red Oak is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
    • Springwood Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Springwood Valley is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Valley
    • Sunset Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Sunset Hills is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
    • Tiffany Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Tiffany Hills is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Hills
    • Walnut Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Walnut Creek is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
    • Willow Bend
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Willow Bend is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend

How Far From Lake Jodeco 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 Jodeco 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 Jodeco and extending to:

  • Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Clayton County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Lake Jodeco to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six 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<4> 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).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,147 miles [11,502 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,026 miles [8,088.6 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lake Jodeco) 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 Jodeco 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 Jodeco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5057, Longitude: -84.2910       In this case, the coordinates for Lake Jodeco 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 307.566 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.307 degrees.