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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 Saddleback Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saddleback Estates 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 Saddleback Estates:
    • 33.939550, -83.930738
    • 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 Saddleback 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 Gwinnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
    • Since Saddleback Estates is near Walton County and also Barrow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Barrow 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 Saddleback Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saddleback 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.

  • Cotton Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cotton Creek is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Creek
  • Cricket Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cricket Hill is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Hill
  • Falcon Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Falcon Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Ridge
  • Flowers Crossing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Flowers Crossing is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Crossing
  • Forest River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest River is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest River
  • Graystone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Graystone is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graystone
  • Marsh Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Marsh Creek is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek
  • Murphyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Murphyville is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphyville
  • Robin Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
  • Saddlewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Saddlewood is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlewood
  • Sandlewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Sandlewood is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlewood
  • Summerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Summerville is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Summit Chase
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Summit Chase is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Chase
    • Village Gate
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Village Gate is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Gate
    • Willow Wind
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Willow Wind is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wind
    • Woodland Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Woodland Springs is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Springs

How Far From Saddleback 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 Saddleback 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 Saddleback Estates and extending to:

  • Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Saddleback 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 just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 513 miles [825.6 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 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,411 miles [10,317.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,113 miles [11,447.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,991 miles [8,032.2 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 from Point A (ie- Saddleback 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 Saddleback 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 Saddleback Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9395, Longitude: -83.9307       In this case, the coordinates for Saddleback Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.993 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.404 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.061 degrees.