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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 Tara, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Tara 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 Tara:
- 33.541778, -84.349924
- 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 Tara
- 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 Tara is near Fayette County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Lake Tara
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Tara ...
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.
- Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Camelot is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Clearbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clearbrook is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
- Creek Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Creek Hollow is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Hollow
- Emerald Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald Hills is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
- Fox Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fox Run is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Green Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Hickory Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hickory Hills is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hidden Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hidden Hollow is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hollow
- Holiday Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holiday Hills is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Lake Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Chase is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Chase
- Maple Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Mockingbird Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mockingbird Hill is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Orchard Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Orchard Hills is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Park Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Park Forest is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
- Quail Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Quail Valley is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Springview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Springview is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
- Tiffany Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tiffany Hills is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Hills
- Willow Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Willow Bend is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
How Far From Lake Tara 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 Tara to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Lake Tara and extending to:
- Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Clayton County, lies just to the South.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Lake Tara to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,447 miles [10,375.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,149 miles [11,505.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,027 miles [8,090.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Tara) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Tara 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 Tara. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5418, Longitude: -84.3499 In this case, the coordinates for Lake Tara have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.222 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.612 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.322 degrees. |
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