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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 Sardis Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sardis 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 Sardis Estates:
- 34.089270, -83.906569
- 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 Sardis 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 Sardis Estates is near Hall County and also Barrow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hall 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 Sardis Estates
Communities Also Named Sardis Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Sardis Estates.
There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Sardis Estates.
Beyond Georgia.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Bibb County
- This Sardis Estates is located in Bibb County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the south of the Sardis Estates that is located in Gwinnett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Sardis Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sardis 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.
- Beard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beard is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Chestnut Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flowery Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Forest Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Forest Park is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Frontier Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Frontier Forest is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Forest
- Gay Lan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gay Lan is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Lan
- Estimated population in 2019: 81 people
- Grapevine ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grapevine is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Gravel Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gravel Springs is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Springs
- Green Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Crossing is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Crossing
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Hog Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hog Mountain is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Mountain
- Pebble Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pebble Brook is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Brook
- Rest Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Roberts Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts Crossroads is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Crossroads
- Saddlewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saddlewood is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlewood
- Woodland Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodland Springs is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Springs
How Far From Sardis 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 Sardis Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sardis Estates and extending to:
- Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sardis Estates to Lawrenceville, with an average speed<3> 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 36 miles [57.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 505 miles [812.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,403 miles [10,304.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,105 miles [11,434.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,983 miles [8,019.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sardis Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Sardis 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 Sardis Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0893, Longitude: -83.9066 In this case, the coordinates for Sardis Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.984 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.415 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.014 degrees. |
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