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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 Peachtree Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peachtree 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 Peachtree Estates:
    • 32.565424, -83.641572
    • 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 Peachtree 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
    • Since Peachtree Estates is near Peach County and also Bibb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Peach County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb 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 Peachtree Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peachtree 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.

  • Bass
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bass is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass
  • Creekside
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Creekside is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
  • Deerwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Deerwood is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Doublegate
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Doublegate is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublegate
  • Forest Pointe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Forest Pointe is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Pointe
  • Heard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Heard is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard
  • Hickory Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hickory Woods is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
  • Holly Bluff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Holly Bluff is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Bluff
  • Kings Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Kings Crossing is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossing
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pilgrim Rest
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Pilgrim Rest is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest
    • Quail Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Quail Run is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Settlers Landing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Settlers Landing is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
    • Shady Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Shady Grove is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
    • Turtle Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Turtle Creek is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek

How Far From Peachtree Estates 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 Peachtree Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Peachtree Estates and extending to:

  • Perry, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Peachtree Estates to Perry, with an average speed<2> 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 92 miles [148.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 572 miles [920.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,462 miles [10,399.6 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 5,038 miles [8,107.9 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 from Point A (ie- Peachtree 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 Peachtree 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 Peachtree Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5654, Longitude: -83.6416       In this case, the coordinates for Peachtree Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.768 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.951 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.284 degrees.