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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 Mitchell Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mitchell 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 Mitchell Estates:
    • 33.435115, -84.443815
    • 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 Mitchell 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
    • Since Mitchell Estates is near Clayton County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Mitchell Estates

Communities Also Named Mitchell Estates ...

We found two communities that are also named Mitchell Estates.

Within Georgia, the name Mitchell Estates is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Mitchell Estates is located in New Castle County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mitchell Estates that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Mitchell Estates.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Mitchell Estates is located in Davis County and lies 1,599 miles [2,573.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mitchell Estates that is located in Fayette County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Mitchell Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mitchell 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.

  • Cottonwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cottonwood is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Cross Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross Creek is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
  • Deep Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Deep Forest is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Forest
  • Harp
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Harp is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
  • Hickory Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Acres is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
  • Kingswood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Kingswood is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
  • Ledgewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Ledgewood is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood
  • Marion
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Marion is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Ponderosa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Ponderosa is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
  • Quail Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Quail Hollow is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
  • Rest ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rest is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest

How Far From Mitchell Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mitchell Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Mitchell Estates to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 558 miles [898 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,157 miles [11,518.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,036 miles [8,104.7 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- Mitchell 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 Mitchell 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 Mitchell Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4351, Longitude: -84.4438       In this case, the coordinates for Mitchell Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.273 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.655 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.384 degrees.