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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 Quail Meadow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quail Meadow 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 Quail Meadow:
- 32.598202, -83.701018
- 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 Quail Meadow
- 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 Quail Meadow 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 Quail Meadow
Communities Also Named Quail Meadow ...
We found one communities that are also named Quail Meadow.
Within Georgia, the name Quail Meadow is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Quail Meadow in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Wake County
- This Quail Meadow is located in Wake County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Quail Meadow that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Quail Meadow.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Quail Meadow ...
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 southeast)
- Bass is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass
- Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Creekside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Creekside is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Doublegate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Doublegate is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublegate
- Dove Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dove Cove is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Cove
- Echo Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Echo Glen is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Glen
- Heard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Heard is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard
- Hidden Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hidden Oaks is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Oaks
- Hunters Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Pilgrim Rest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pilgrim Rest is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest
- Quail Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Quail Run is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Settlers Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Settlers Landing is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Landing
- Sleepy Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Turtle Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Turtle Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
How Far From Quail Meadow 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 Quail Meadow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Quail Meadow and extending to:
- Perry, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Quail Meadow to Perry, with an average speed<3> 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 89 miles [143.2 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 5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,463 miles [10,401.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,039 miles [8,109.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Quail Meadow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Quail Meadow 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 Quail Meadow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5982, Longitude: -83.7010 In this case, the coordinates for Quail Meadow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.803 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.997 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.298 degrees. |
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