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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 Magnolia Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Magnolia Farms 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 Magnolia Farms:
- 33.461781, -84.602153
- 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 Magnolia Farms
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Magnolia Farms is near Coweta County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coweta 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 Magnolia Farms
Curious and Interesting Names Near Magnolia Farms ...
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.
- Cobblestone Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cobblestone Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone Creek
- Edgewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Edgewater is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Fetlock Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fetlock Meadows is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetlock Meadows
- Golfview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Golfview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golfview
- Graceland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Graceland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland
- Green Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Springs is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Greensway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greensway is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensway
- Groveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Groveland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Heritage Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Heritage Farms is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Farms
- Kingsridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kingsridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsridge
- Major
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Major is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major
- Overlook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Overlook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Peachtree City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Piney Knoll
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Knoll is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Knoll
- Ridgelake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ridgelake is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgelake
- Sandy Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Shake Rag
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shake Rag is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake Rag
- Shoal Creek Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shoal Creek Forest is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Forest
- Spooner Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spooner Ridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner Ridge
- Stop
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stop is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Twigs Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Twigs Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twigs Corner
- Windsong
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Windsong is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong
- Wisdom Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wisdom Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisdom Woods
How Far From Magnolia Farms 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 Magnolia Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Magnolia Farms and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the East.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Magnolia Farms to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 564 miles [907.7 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 6,461 miles [10,398 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,163 miles [11,527.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,042 miles [8,114.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Magnolia Farms) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Magnolia Farms 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 Magnolia Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4618, Longitude: -84.6022 In this case, the coordinates for Magnolia Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.367 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.767 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.439 degrees. |
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