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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 Paradise Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paradise Park 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 Paradise Park:
- 33.602054, -84.322423
- 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 Paradise Park
- 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 Clayton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
- Since Paradise Park is near Henry County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Paradise Park
Communities Also Named Paradise Park ...
We found nine communities that are also named Paradise Park.
There are two communities within Georgia that are also named Paradise Park.
Beyond Georgia, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Chatham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Paradise Park [Chatham County].
- Wayne County
- This Paradise Park is located in Wayne County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<2> to the southeast of the Paradise Park that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Paradise Park.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Santa Cruz County
- This Paradise Park is located in Santa Cruz County and lies 2,124 miles [3,418.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Paradise Park that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Cruz County community of Paradise Park.
- Florida
- Saint Lucie County
- This Paradise Park is located in Saint Lucie County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Paradise Park that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lucie County community of Paradise Park.
- Nebraska
- Sarpy County
- This Paradise Park is located in Sarpy County and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Paradise Park that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sarpy County community of Paradise Park.
- North Carolina
- Onslow County
- This Paradise Park is located in Onslow County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Paradise Park that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Paradise Park.
- Oregon
- Clackamas County
- This Paradise Park is located in Clackamas County and lies 2,160 miles [3,476.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Paradise Park that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Paradise Park.
- Texas
- Hidalgo County
- This Paradise Park is located in Hidalgo County and lies 970 miles [1,561.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Paradise Park that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Paradise Park.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Paradise Park is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,584 miles [2,549.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Paradise Park that is located in Clayton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Paradise Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paradise Park ...
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 Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Valley is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Clearbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clearbrook is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
- Creek Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Creek Hollow is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Hollow
- Elizabeth Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabeth Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
- Ellenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Forest Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Foxfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Foxfield is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfield
- Green Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Haven Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Haven Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
- Hickory Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hills is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hidden Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden Hollow is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hollow
- Holiday Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Hills is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Homestead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Homestead is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Katherine Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Katherine Valley is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katherine Valley
- Lake City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Manor Ridge Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manor Ridge Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Ridge Park
- Maple Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Millrun
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millrun is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrun
- Mountain View Plaza
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View Plaza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Plaza
- Park Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Park Forest is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
- Rock Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Spring is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring
- Rolling Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Springview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Springview is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springview
- Sun Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sun Valley is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sunset Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Hills is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Sweetbriar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetbriar is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- Tiffany Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tiffany Hills is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Hills
- Woodland Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From Paradise Park 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 Paradise Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Paradise Park and extending to:
- Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Clayton County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Paradise Park to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 545 miles [877.1 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,443 miles [10,369 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,023 miles [8,083.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Paradise Park could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Paradise Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Paradise Park 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 Paradise Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6021, Longitude: -84.3224 In this case, the coordinates for Paradise Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.209 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.605 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.297 degrees. |
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