Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Laurelwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laurelwood Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Laurelwood Estates

• 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 Laurelwood Estates:
  • 34.904243, -85.325513
  • 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 Laurelwood Estates

• 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 Walker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
  • Since Laurelwood Estates is near Catoosa County and also Dade County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Catoosa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dade 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 Laurelwood Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Laurelwood Estates ...

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.

• Eagle Cliff
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Eagle Cliff is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
• Fantasy Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
  • Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
• Green Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Green Hills is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
• Happy Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Happy Valley is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
• Haysville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Haysville is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
• High Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • High Point is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Moons
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Moons is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
• Mountain View
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mountain View is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
• Orchard Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Orchard Hills is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
  • Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
• Robertsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Robertsville is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
• Shadynook
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Shadynook is located in Walker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadynook

How Far From Laurelwood Estates 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 Laurelwood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Laurelwood Estates and extending to:

• LaFayette, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Laurelwood Estates to LaFayette, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 534 miles [859.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,134 miles [11,481.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,010 miles [8,062.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'