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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 Palisades Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Palisades 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 Palisades Estates:
- 33.644553, -84.277700
- 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 Palisades 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Since Palisades Estates is near DeKalb County and also Clayton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton 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 Palisades Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Palisades 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.
- Cedar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cedar Valley is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Cherokee Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Forest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Cherry Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
- Cherrywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cherrywood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
- Chimney Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chimney Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Ridge
- Creek Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Creek Cove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Cove
- Elizabeth Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elizabeth Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
- Ellenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fay ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fay is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
- Forest Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Forest Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
- Foxfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Foxfield is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Haven Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Haven Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
- Homestead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Homestead is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Katherine Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Katherine Valley is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katherine Valley
- Lincolndale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lincolndale is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolndale
- Millrun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Millrun is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrun
- Moonlight Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moonlight Forest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight Forest
- Paradise Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
- River Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- River Run is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Run
- Riverchase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverchase is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
- Rolling Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Royal Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Royal Oaks is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Skyline Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Skyline Forest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Forest
- Strawberry Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Strawberry Hills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Hills
- Wishing Well Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wishing Well Hills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishing Well Hills
How Far From Palisades 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 Palisades 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 Palisades Estates and extending to:
- McDonough, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Palisades Estates to McDonough, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 541 miles [870.7 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 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,141 miles [11,492.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,019 miles [8,077.3 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' (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- Palisades 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 Palisades 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 Palisades Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6446, Longitude: -84.2777 In this case, the coordinates for Palisades Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.184 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.583 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.269 degrees. |
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