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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 The Landings, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Landings 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 The Landings:
    • 33.797329, -84.092693
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on The Landings
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named The Landings ...

We found five communities that share the name The Landings.

There is one other community in Georgia which is also named The Landings.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Chatham County
      • This The Landings is located in Chatham County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the The Landings that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of The Landings.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This The Landings is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,595 miles [2,566.9 km]<1> to the west of the The Landings that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of The Landings.
    • Florida
      • Lee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of The Landings [Lee County].
    • Illinois
      • Kane County
      • This The Landings is located in Kane County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the The Landings that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of The Landings.
    • Tennessee
      • Williamson County
      • This The Landings is located in Williamson County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the northwest of the The Landings that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of The Landings.

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Landings ...

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.

  • Bermuda
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bermuda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
    • Bermuda is located in DeKalb County
  • Centerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Gwinnett County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 7,884 people
  • Kings Mountain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
    • Kings Mountain is located in DeKalb County
  • Mason Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Woods
    • Mason Woods is located in Gwinnett County
  • Meadow Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Hills
    • Meadow Hills is located in Gwinnett County
  • Mountain Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cove
    • Mountain Cove is located in Gwinnett County
  • Mountain Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
    • Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
  • Rock Bridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
    • Rock Bridge is located in Gwinnett County
  • Rock Chapel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Chapel
    • Rock Chapel is located in DeKalb County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rockbridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
      • Rockbridge is located in Gwinnett County
    • Scenic Mountain
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scenic Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Mountain
      • Scenic Mountain is located in Gwinnett County
    • Swift Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Creek
      • Swift Creek is located in DeKalb County
    • Timber Trace
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trace
      • Timber Trace is located in Gwinnett County
    • Trickem
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trickem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickem
      • Trickem is located in Gwinnett County
    • Twin Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Village
      • Twin Village is located in Gwinnett County

How Far From The Landings 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 The Landings to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Landings and extending to:

  • Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from The Landings to Lawrenceville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 526 miles [846.5 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,424 miles [10,338.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,004 miles [8,053.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for The Landings. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Gwinnett County: www.co.gwinnett.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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- The Landings) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Landings. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7973, Longitude: -84.0927       In this case, the coordinates for The Landings have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that The Landings could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 The Landings to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.082 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.487 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.16 degrees.




 

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