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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 Mansfield Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mansfield 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 Mansfield Estates:
    • 33.517063, -83.750456
    • 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 Mansfield 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 Newton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
    • Since Mansfield Estates is near Jasper County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Mansfield Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mansfield 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.

  • Deer Track
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Deer Track is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Track
  • Dixie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Dixie is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Dixie Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dixie Village is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
  • Elk Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Elk Ridge is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Ridge
  • Hidden Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hidden Forest is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
  • High Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • High Point is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Hollow Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hollow Hills is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Hills
  • Hub Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hub Junction is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
  • Jamestown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jamestown is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jerusalem
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jerusalem is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
  • Melody
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Melody is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody
  • Newborn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Newton Chase
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Newton Chase is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Chase
    • Oak Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Oak Grove is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Quail Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Quail Valley is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
    • Silver Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Silver Lake is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Skyline
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Skyline is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
    • Willow Woods
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Willow Woods is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mansfield Estates and extending to:

  • Covington, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Mansfield Estates to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 526 miles [846.5 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<4> 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).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,122 miles [11,461.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,001 miles [8,048.3 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mansfield Estates) 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 Mansfield 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 Mansfield Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5171, Longitude: -83.7505       In this case, the coordinates for Mansfield Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.871 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.205 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.095 degrees.