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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 Nottingham Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nottingham Estates 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 Nottingham Estates:
- 34.202317, -85.140227
- 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 Nottingham 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 Floyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
- Since Nottingham Estates is near Bartow County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bartow County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Nottingham Estates
Communities Also Named Nottingham Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Nottingham Estates.
Within Georgia, the name Nottingham Estates is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Nottingham Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Niagara County
- This Nottingham Estates is located in Niagara County and lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Nottingham Estates that is located in Floyd County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Nottingham Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nottingham 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.
- Boozeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boozeville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozeville
- Chapel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- De Soto ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- De Soto is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Fieldwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fieldwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldwood
- Freeman Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Ferry
- Freemans ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Freemans is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemans
- Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Maplewood Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maplewood Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Maplewood Square
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maplewood Square is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Square
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Merry Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Merry Acres is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Acres
- Ridgedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgedale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Saddle Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Saddle Mountain is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Mountain
- Silver Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Six Mile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Six Mile is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile
- Widow Fools Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Widow Fools Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widow Fools Ferry
How Far From Nottingham 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 Nottingham Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nottingham Estates and extending to:
- Rome, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Nottingham Estates to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 553 miles [890 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 6,450 miles [10,380.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,156 miles [11,516.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,033 miles [8,099.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nottingham Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Nottingham 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 Nottingham Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2023, Longitude: -85.1402 In this case, the coordinates for Nottingham Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.718 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.276 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.476 degrees. |
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