Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pope Hills Estate, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pope Hills Estate and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pope Hills Estate
- 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 Pope Hills Estate:
- 33.274841, -84.647152
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Pope Hills Estate
- 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 Coweta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Coweta County
- Since Pope Hills Estate is near Fayette County and also Meriwether County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- eBird sighting report for Meriwether 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pope Hills Estate ...
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.
- Blackjack
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Clover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Clover Reach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Reach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Reach
- Clover Reach is located in Fayette County
- Crescent Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Oak
- Crescent Oak is located in Fayette County
- Elders Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elders Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elders Mill
- Elders Mill is located in Coweta County
- Farmdale ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Longstreet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longstreet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstreet
- Longstreet is located in Coweta County
- Luthersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luthersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthersville
- Luthersville is located in Meriwether County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luthersville <2>
- Meadow Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Run
- Meadow Run is located in Fayette County
- Peeks Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peeks Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeks Crossing
- Peeks Crossing is located in Coweta County
- Raymond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Rocky Mount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
- Sweetwater Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Oaks
- Sweetwater Oaks is located in Fayette County
- Vineyard Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineyard Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Crossroads
- Vineyard Crossroads is located in Coweta County
How Far From Pope Hills Estate 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 Pope Hills Estate to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Pope Hills Estate and extending to:
- Newnan, which is the Seat of Coweta County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pope Hills Estate to Newnan, 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.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 36 miles [57.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 575 miles [925.4 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,173 miles [11,543.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,052 miles [8,130.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pope Hills Estate. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Coweta County: www.coweta.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pope Hills Estate) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pope Hills Estate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2748, Longitude: -84.6472 In this case, the coordinates for Pope Hills Estate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Pope Hills Estate to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.384 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.761 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.50 degrees. |