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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 Rocklane Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rocklane 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 Rocklane Estates:
- 33.637887, -84.323535
- 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 Rocklane 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 Rocklane Estates is near DeKalb County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Rocklane Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rocklane 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.
- Cedar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cedar Valley is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Cherokee Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cherokee Forest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
- Constitution
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Constitution is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution
- Elizabeth Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elizabeth Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
- Ellenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gilbert Gardens is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Gardens
- Haven Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Haven Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
- Lake City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manor Ridge Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Manor Ridge Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Ridge Park
- Millrun
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Millrun is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrun
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mountain View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mountain View is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View Plaza
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mountain View Plaza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Plaza
- Paradise Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Paradise Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
- Rock Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rock Spring is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring
- Rolling Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Skyline Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Skyline Forest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Forest
- Sweetbriar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sweetbriar is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- Wishing Well Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wishing Well Hills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishing Well Hills
- Woodland Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woodland Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From Rocklane Estates 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 Rocklane Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rocklane Estates and extending to:
- Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Clayton County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the north northwest (NNW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 544 miles [875.5 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Rocklane Estates to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,441 miles [10,365.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,022 miles [8,082.1 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rocklane Estates) 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 Rocklane 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 Rocklane Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6379, Longitude: -84.3235 In this case, the coordinates for Rocklane Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.211 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.613 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.288 degrees. |
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