Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Mission Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mission Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mission Estates

• 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 Mission Estates:
  • 34.164541, -84.863829
  • 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 Mission 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 Bartow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow County
  • Since Mission Estates is near Paulding County and also Floyd County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Paulding County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd 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 Mission Estates

Communities Also Named Mission Estates ...

We found one communities that are also named Mission Estates.

Within Georgia, the name Mission Estates is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Mission Estates in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Galveston County
    • This Mission Estates is located in Galveston County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mission Estates that is located in Bartow County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Galveston County community of Mission Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mission 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.

• Cartersville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cartersville is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cartersville <2>
• Indian Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Indian Valley is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
• Jones Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jones Heights is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Heights
• Ladds
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ladds is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladds
• Mission Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mission Hills is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
• Rodgers
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rodgers is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
• Shallwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Shallwood is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallwood
• Shellman ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Shellman is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman
  • Estimated population in 2019: 933 people
• Wildwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wildwood is located in Bartow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

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

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

• Cartersville, which is the Seat of Bartow County, lies just to the East.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Mission 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 543 miles [873.9 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 31 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,440 miles [10,364.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,145 miles [11,498.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,023 miles [8,083.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'