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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 Preston Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Preston Ridge 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 Preston Ridge:
- 34.069543, -84.256311
- 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 Preston Ridge
- 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Preston Ridge is near Forsyth County and also Gwinnett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett 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 Preston Ridge
Curious and Interesting Names Near Preston Ridge ...
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.
- Bentgrass Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bentgrass Farms is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentgrass Farms
- Big Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Christophers Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Christophers Run is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christophers Run
- Crabapple
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crabapple is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabapple
- Fields Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fields Crossroads is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
- Hopewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Horseshoe Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Horseshoe Bend is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
- Jett Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jett Ferry is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett Ferry
- Johns Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Bridge Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Bridge Landing is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bridge Landing
- Lake Villas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Villas is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villas
- Mars Hill Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Hill Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Crossroads
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Martins Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martins Ferry is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
- Peachtree Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peachtree Station is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Station
- River Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- River Bluff is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff
- Riversong
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Riversong is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riversong
- Sunnybrook Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnybrook Farms is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Farms
- Waters Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Waters Ferry is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Ferry
- Wood Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wood Valley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley
How Far From Preston Ridge 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 Preston Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Preston Ridge and extending to:
- Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Preston Ridge to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 23 miles [37 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 521 miles [838.5 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,418 miles [10,328.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,122 miles [11,461.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,000 miles [8,046.7 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Preston Ridge) 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 Preston Ridge 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 Preston Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0695, Longitude: -84.2563 In this case, the coordinates for Preston Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.189 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.648 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.157 degrees. |
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