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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 Rolling Meadows Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rolling Meadows Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Rolling Meadows Estates
  • 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 Rolling Meadows Estates:
    • 33.412060, -84.489093
    • 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 Rolling Meadows 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
    • Since Rolling Meadows Estates is near Clayton County and also Coweta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coweta 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 Rolling Meadows Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rolling Meadows 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.

  • Chestnutfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chestnutfield is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnutfield
  • Deep Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Deep Forest is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Forest
  • Groveland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Groveland is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
  • Harp
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Harp is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
  • Heritage Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Heritage Farms is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Farms
  • Jennings Yard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jennings Yard is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Yard
  • Kingswood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Kingswood is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
  • Ledgewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Ledgewood is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledgewood
  • Marion
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Marion is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Quail Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Quail Hollow is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
  • Rest ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Rest is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
  • Sawmill Trace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Sawmill Trace is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Trace
  • Tapestry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tapestry is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tapestry

How Far From Rolling Meadows 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 Rolling Meadows 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 Rolling Meadows Estates and extending to:

  • Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Rolling Meadows Estates to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 561 miles [902.8 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 6,459 miles [10,394.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,160 miles [11,522.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,039 miles [8,109.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Rolling Meadows 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 Rolling Meadows 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 Rolling Meadows Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4121, Longitude: -84.4891       In this case, the coordinates for Rolling Meadows Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.298 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.681 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.407 degrees.