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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 Lilburn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lilburn 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 Lilburn:
- 33.888949, -84.137932
- 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 Lilburn
- 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 Lilburn is near DeKalb County and also Fulton 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 Fulton 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 Lilburn
Communities Also Named Lilburn ...
We found one communities that are also named Lilburn.
Within Georgia, the name Lilburn is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Lilburn in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Powhatan County
- This Lilburn is located in Powhatan County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lilburn that is located in Gwinnett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Powhatan County community of Lilburn.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lilburn ...
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 Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beaver Hills is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hills
- Cedar Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Choice ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Choice is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
- Five Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Five Forks is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Four Winds
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Four Winds is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Winds
- Heritage Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Station is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Station
- Indian Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Crossing is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Crossing
- Kings Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kings Mountain is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Lester Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lester Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Woods
- Mountain Brooke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain Brooke is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brooke
- Mountain Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Patriots Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Patriots Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Hill
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pebble Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pebble Creek is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- River Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- River Oak is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Oak
- Rivermist
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rivermist is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermist
- Rolling Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Scenic Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scenic Mountain is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Mountain
- Silver Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Silver Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
- Smoke Rise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smoke Rise is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Smoketree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Smoketree is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketree
- Trickem
(3 miles [4.8 km] 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 east)
- Yellow River is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow River
How Far From Lilburn 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 city such as Lilburn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lilburn and extending to:
- Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lilburn to Lawrenceville, with an average speed<2> 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 17 miles [27.4 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 524 miles [843.3 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,422 miles [10,335.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,124 miles [11,465 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,002 miles [8,049.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lilburn) 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 Lilburn 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 Lilburn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8889, Longitude: -84.1379 In this case, the coordinates for Lilburn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.112 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.534 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.155 degrees. |
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