Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Old Suwanee 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 Old Suwanee Estates:
  • 34.085657, -84.022964
  • 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 Old Suwanee 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 Gwinnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
  • Since Old Suwanee Estates is near Hall County and also Forsyth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth 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 Old Suwanee Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Suwanee 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.

• Beard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Beard is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
• Carrols Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Carrols Crossing is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrols Crossing
• Frontier Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Frontier Forest is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Forest
• Gravel Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Gravel Springs is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Springs
• Green Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Crossing is located in Hall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Crossing
• Hickory Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Level Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Level Creek is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Creek
• Pebble Brook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pebble Brook is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Brook
• Rest Haven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
• Settles Bridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Settles Bridge is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settles Bridge
• Sugar Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Sugar Hill is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Hill <1>
• Sugar Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sugar Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge

How Far From Old Suwanee 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 Old Suwanee 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 Old Suwanee Estates and extending to:

• Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Old Suwanee Estates to Lawrenceville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 510 miles [820.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,408 miles [10,312.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,111 miles [11,444 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,989 miles [8,029 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'