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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 Lymore Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lymore 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 Lymore Estates:
    • 32.788196, -83.646849
    • 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 Lymore 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 Bibb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
    • Since Lymore Estates is near Twiggs County and also Jones County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Twiggs County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones 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 Lymore Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lymore 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.

  • Christian Rest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Christian Rest is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Rest
  • Glenhaven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenhaven is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhaven
  • Green Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Meadows is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Groveland Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Groveland Park is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Park
  • Hillview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillview is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
  • Liberty View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty View is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty View
  • Log Cabin Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Log Cabin Heights is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin Heights
  • Lumberhill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lumberhill is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberhill
  • Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Meadows is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
  • Rutland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Rutland is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
  • Silver Pines
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Silver Pines is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pines
  • Terra Cotta
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Terra Cotta is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
  • Unionville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Unionville is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Vineville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Vineville is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineville

How Far From Lymore 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 Lymore 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 Lymore Estates and extending to:

  • Macon, which is the Seat of Bibb County, lies just to the North.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Lymore Estates to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>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 560 miles [901.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,452 miles [10,383.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,148 miles [11,503.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,029 miles [8,093.4 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lymore 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 Lymore 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 Lymore Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7882, Longitude: -83.6468       In this case, the coordinates for Lymore Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.781 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.998 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.233 degrees.