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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 Raintree East, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Raintree East 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 Raintree East:
    • 34.229268, -83.915736
    • 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 Raintree East
  • 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

Communities Also Named Raintree East ...

We found two communities that share the name Raintree East.

There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Raintree East.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Raintree East in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Fayette County
      • This Raintree East is located in Fayette County and lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Raintree East that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Raintree East.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Raintree East is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,587 miles [2,554 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Raintree East that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Raintree East.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Raintree East ...

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.

  • Flat Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
    • Flat Creek is located in Hall County
  • Fox Trace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Trace
    • Fox Trace is located in Hall County
  • Green Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
    • Green Meadows is located in Hall County
  • Hidden Harbor
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Harbor
    • Hidden Harbor is located in Hall County
  • Holiday Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
    • Holiday Heights is located in Hall County
  • Holiday Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Meadows
    • Holiday Meadows is located in Hall County
  • Pleasant View
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Pleasant View is located in Hall County
  • Quail Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Quail Run is located in Hall County
  • Reed
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
    • Reed is located in Hall County
  • Serene Shores
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Serene Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene Shores
    • Serene Shores is located in Hall County
  • Trudy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trudy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trudy
    • Trudy is located in Hall County
  • Vista Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Brook
    • Vista Brook is located in Hall County

How Far From Raintree East 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 Raintree East to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Raintree East and extending to:

  • Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Raintree East to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 499 miles [803.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,397 miles [10,295 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,100 miles [11,426.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,978 miles [8,011.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Raintree East. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hall County: www.hallcounty.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Raintree East) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Raintree East. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2293, Longitude: -83.9157       In this case, the coordinates for Raintree East have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Raintree East to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.994 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.447 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.983 degrees.




 

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