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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 Sarann Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sarann Woods 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 Sarann Woods:
- 33.893993, -84.127138
- 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 Sarann Woods
- 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 Sarann Woods is near DeKalb County and also Fulton 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 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 Sarann Woods
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sarann Woods ...
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.
- Beaver Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beaver Hills is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hills
- Cedar Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Choice ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Choice is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
- Cricket Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cricket Hill is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Hill
- Emerald Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Emerald Forest is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Forest
- Five Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Five Forks is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Four Winds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Four Winds is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Winds
- Heritage Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Station is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Station
- Indian Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Crossing is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Crossing
- Kings Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kings Mountain is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Lester Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lester Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Woods
- Mountain Brooke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Brooke is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brooke
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mountain Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Patriots Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Patriots Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Hill
- Pebble Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pebble Creek is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Plantation Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plantation Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Woods
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Regency Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Regency Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- River Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- River Bridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bridge
- River Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- River Oak is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Oak
- Rivermist
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rivermist is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermist
- Rolling Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rolling Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Scenic Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scenic Mountain is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Mountain
- Silver Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
- Smoke Rise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smoke Rise is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Smoketree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Smoketree is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketree
- Sweet Water
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Water is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Trickem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Trickem is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickem
- Yellow River ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow River is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow River
How Far From Sarann Woods 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 Sarann Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sarann Woods and extending to:
- Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sarann Woods to Lawrenceville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 523 miles [841.7 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,421 miles [10,333.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,124 miles [11,465 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,002 miles [8,049.9 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sarann Woods) 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 Sarann Woods 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 Sarann Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8940, Longitude: -84.1271 In this case, the coordinates for Sarann Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.106 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.528 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.149 degrees. |
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