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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 Lanier Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lanier Heights 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 Lanier Heights:
- 32.816528, -83.568512
- 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 Lanier Heights
- 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 Bibb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
- Since Lanier Heights is near Jones County and also Twiggs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Twiggs 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 Lanier Heights
Communities Also Named Lanier Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Lanier Heights.
Within Georgia, the name Lanier Heights is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Lanier Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg County
- This Lanier Heights is located in Spartanburg County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lanier Heights that is located in Bibb County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Lanier Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lanier Heights ...
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.
- Bridgeman
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bridgeman is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeman
- Cross Keys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Crystal Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Crystal Springs is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Dry Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Groveland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Groveland is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Heritage Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Acres is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Acres
- Kings Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Park is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
- Kings View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kings View is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings View
- Lake Arrowhead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Arrowhead is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
- Mogul
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mogul is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
- Estimated population in 2019: 400 people
- Tanglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tanglewood is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Terra Cotta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Terra Cotta is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
- Whispering Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whispering Pines is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Wood Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wood Valley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley
How Far From Lanier Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lanier Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lanier Heights and extending to:
- Macon, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Lanier Heights to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 556 miles [894.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving 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 6,447 miles [10,375.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,024 miles [8,085.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lanier Heights) 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 Lanier Heights 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 Lanier Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8165, Longitude: -83.5685 In this case, the coordinates for Lanier Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.737 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.951 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.196 degrees. |
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