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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 Saranac, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saranac 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 Saranac:
    • 33.585111, -84.432149
    • 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 Saranac
  • 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 Saranac is near Fulton County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Saranac

Communities Also Named Saranac ...

We found five communities that are also named Saranac.

Within Georgia, the name Saranac is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Clay County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Saranac [Clay County].
    • Louisiana
      • Tensas Parish
      • This Saranac is located in Tensas Parish and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Saranac that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tensas Parish community of Saranac.
    • Michigan
      • Ionia County
      • This Saranac is located in Ionia County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<2> to the north of the Saranac that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ionia County community of Saranac.
    • New York
      • Clinton County
      • This Saranac is located in Clinton County and lies 953 miles [1,533.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Saranac that is located in Clayton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Saranac.
    • Wisconsin
      • Brown County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Saranac [Brown County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saranac ...

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.

  • Brandy Chase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Brandy Chase is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Chase
  • Castlegate
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Castlegate is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlegate
  • Cheeko Manor
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cheeko Manor is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeko Manor
  • Evans Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Evans Park is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Park
  • Frog Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Frog Hollow is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hollow
  • Golden Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Golden Meadows is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Green Acres is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Hillandale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hillandale is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
  • Hollydale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hollydale is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollydale
  • Kings Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
    • Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
  • Lakeview Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Limetree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Limetree is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limetree
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Normandy
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Normandy is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
      • Estimated population in 2019: 962 people
    • Pleasant Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Skylane Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Skylane Hills is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylane Hills
    • Steeplechase
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Steeplechase is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
    • Twin Creeks
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Twin Creeks is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creeks

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

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

  • Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Clayton County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Saranac to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 551 miles [886.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,448 miles [10,377.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,151 miles [11,508.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,029 miles [8,093.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Saranac could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saranac) 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 Saranac 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 Saranac. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5851, Longitude: -84.4321       In this case, the coordinates for Saranac have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.272 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.676 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.343 degrees.