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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 Lexington Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lexington Estates 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 Lexington Estates:
    • 33.907061, -83.320434
    • 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 Lexington 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
    • Since Lexington Estates is near Oconee County and also Oglethorpe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oglethorpe 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 Lexington Estates

Communities Also Named Lexington Estates ...

We found two communities that are also named Lexington Estates.

Within Georgia, the name Lexington Estates is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Lexington Estates is located in Fairfax County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lexington Estates that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Lexington Estates.
    • West Virginia
      • Putnam County
      • This Lexington Estates is located in Putnam County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lexington Estates that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Lexington Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lexington 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.

  • Cedar Bluff
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cedar Bluff is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • Cedar Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cedar Creek is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Green Acres is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Hickory Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Point is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Point
  • Hunters Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hunters Ridge is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
  • Red Fox
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Red Fox is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fox
  • Rock and Shoals
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Rock and Shoals is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock and Shoals
  • Shadow Moss
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Shadow Moss is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Moss
  • Shoalsview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Shoalsview is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoalsview
  • Snapfinger
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Snapfinger is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snapfinger
  • University Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • University Heights is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights

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

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

  • Athens, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Lexington Estates to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 490 miles [788.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,386 miles [10,277.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,086 miles [11,403.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,965 miles [7,990.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lexington Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Lexington Estates 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 Lexington Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9071, Longitude: -83.3204       In this case, the coordinates for Lexington Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.635 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.988 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.832 degrees.