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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 Shandra Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shandra 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 Shandra Estates:
- 33.589556, -84.522985
- 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 Shandra 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Shandra Estates is near Clayton County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton 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 Shandra Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shandra 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.
- Beaver Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Beaver Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Bench Mark
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bench Mark is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bench Mark
- Castlegate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Castlegate is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlegate
- Christian Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Christian Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Corners
- Cooks Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cooks Crossing is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Crossing
- Fireside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fireside is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireside
- Granada
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Granada is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada
- Hillandale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hillandale is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Hollydale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hollydale is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollydale
- Limetree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Limetree is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limetree
- Malibu
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Malibu is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malibu
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ponderosa
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ponderosa is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Red Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Wing Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Wing Cove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wing Cove
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,604 people
- Smoke Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smoke Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Ridge
- Stonewall
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stonewall is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Sun Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sun Valley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sunrise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sunrise is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Union City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
How Far From Shandra 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 Shandra Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shandra Estates and extending to:
- Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shandra Estates to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 554 miles [891.6 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 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 6,452 miles [10,383.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,154 miles [11,513.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,033 miles [8,099.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Shandra Estates) 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 Shandra 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 Shandra Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5896, Longitude: -84.5230 In this case, the coordinates for Shandra Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.326 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.738 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.378 degrees. |
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