Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Settles Bridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Settles Bridge and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Settles Bridge

• 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 Settles Bridge:
  • 34.074545, -84.082689
  • 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 Settles Bridge

• 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 Settles Bridge is near Forsyth County and also Hall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hall 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 Settles Bridge

Curious and Interesting Names Near Settles Bridge ...

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.

• Carrols Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Carrols Crossing is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrols Crossing
• Falconcrest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Falconcrest is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconcrest
• Frontier Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Frontier Forest is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Forest
• Gilberts Ferry
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Gilberts Ferry is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilberts Ferry
• Hickory Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Level Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Level Creek is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Creek
• Maple Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Maple Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
• Rogers Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rogers Ferry is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Ferry
• Shake Rag
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shake Rag is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake Rag
• Sugar Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sugar Hill is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Hill <1>
• Sugar Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sugar Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Settles Bridge and extending to:

• Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Settles Bridge 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• 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<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,114 miles [11,448.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,992 miles [8,033.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'