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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 Red Gate Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red Gate Estates 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 Red Gate Estates:
- 33.528446, -84.429093
- 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 Red Gate 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 Clayton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
- Since Red Gate Estates is near Fayette County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Red Gate Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Gate 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.
- Camelot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Camelot is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cottonwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cottonwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Dix - Leeson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dix - Leeson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix - Leeson
- Evans Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Evans Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Park
- Fox Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fox Run is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Frog Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Frog Hollow is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hollow
- Gamma
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gamma is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
- Graves Way
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Graves Way is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Way
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Green Acres is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hickory Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Acres is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Acres
- Kings Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
- Mockingbird Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mockingbird Hill is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ponderosa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ponderosa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Quail Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Valley is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
- Skylane Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Skylane Hills is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylane Hills
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Steeplechase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Steeplechase is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
- Timberlake
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Timberlake is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
How Far From Red Gate Estates 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 Red Gate 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 Red Gate Estates and extending to:
- Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Clayton County, lies just to the East.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Red Gate Estates to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 553 miles [890 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,153 miles [11,511.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,031 miles [8,096.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Red Gate 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 Red Gate 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 Red Gate Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5284, Longitude: -84.4291 In this case, the coordinates for Red Gate Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.268 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.663 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.356 degrees. |
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