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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 Laurel Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laurel Woods 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 Laurel Woods:
    • 33.587889, -84.483540
    • 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 Laurel Woods
  • 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
    • Since Laurel Woods is near Clayton County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton 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 Laurel Woods

Communities Also Named Laurel Woods ...

We found three communities that are also named Laurel Woods.

Within Georgia, the name Laurel Woods is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Laurel Woods is located in Harford County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Laurel Woods that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Laurel Woods.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Dauphin County
      • This Laurel Woods is located in Dauphin County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Laurel Woods that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Laurel Woods.
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke County
      • This Laurel Woods is located in Roanoke County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Laurel Woods that is located in Fulton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Laurel Woods.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Laurel Woods ...

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.

  • Beaver Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Bench Mark
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Bench Mark is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bench Mark
  • Brandy Chase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Brandy Chase is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Chase
  • Castlegate
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Castlegate is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlegate
  • Cheeko Manor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cheeko Manor is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeko Manor
  • Cooks Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cooks Crossing is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Crossing
  • Frog Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Frog Hollow is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hollow
  • Hillandale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hillandale is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
  • Hollydale
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hollydale is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollydale
  • Kings Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
    • Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
  • Lakeview Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Limetree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Limetree is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limetree
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Malibu
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Malibu is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malibu
    • Normandy
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Normandy is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
      • Estimated population in 2019: 962 people
    • Pleasant Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Ponderosa
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Ponderosa is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
    • Red Oak
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Smoke Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Smoke Ridge is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Ridge
    • Twin Creeks
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Twin Creeks is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creeks

How Far From Laurel Woods 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 Laurel Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Laurel Woods to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 553 miles [890 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 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,153 miles [11,511.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,031 miles [8,096.6 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- Laurel Woods) 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 Laurel Woods 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 Laurel Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5879, Longitude: -84.4835       In this case, the coordinates for Laurel Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.303 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.711 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.363 degrees.