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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 Lanford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lanford 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 Lanford:
- 33.847882, -84.129083
- 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 Lanford
- 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 Gwinnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
- Since Lanford is near DeKalb County and also Rockdale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockdale 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 Lanford
Communities Also Named Lanford ...
We found one communities that are also named Lanford.
Within Georgia, the name Lanford is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Lanford in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Laurens County
- This Lanford is located in Laurens County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lanford that is located in Gwinnett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurens County community of Lanford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lanford ...
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.
- Cedar Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Choice ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Choice is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
- Four Winds
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Four Winds is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Winds
- Kings Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kings Mountain is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Mountain Brooke
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mountain Brooke is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brooke
- Mountain Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Patriots Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Patriots Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Hill
- Rivermist
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rivermist is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermist
- Rockbridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rockbridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
- Scenic Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Scenic Mountain is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Mountain
- Silver Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
- Smoke Rise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Smoke Rise is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Stone Mill Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stone Mill Run is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Mill Run
- Stone Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trickem
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Trickem is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickem
- Yellow River ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow River is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow River
How Far From Lanford 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 Lanford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lanford and extending to:
- Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lanford to Lawrenceville, 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 16 miles [25.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,004 miles [8,053.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Lanford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Lanford 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 Lanford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8479, Longitude: -84.1291 In this case, the coordinates for Lanford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.106 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.521 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.161 degrees. |
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