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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 Shangri-La on the Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shangri-La on the Lake 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 Shangri-La on the Lake:
- 33.562612, -84.432982
- 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 Shangri-La on the Lake
- 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 Shangri-La on the Lake 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 Shangri-La on the Lake
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shangri-La on the Lake ...
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.
- Castlegate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Castlegate is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlegate
- Cheeko Manor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cheeko Manor is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeko Manor
- Dix - Leeson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dix - Leeson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix - Leeson
- Evans Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Evans Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Park
- Fox Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Run is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Frog Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Frog Hollow is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hollow
- Golden Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Golden Meadows is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
- Green Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Green Acres is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hollydale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hollydale is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollydale
- Kings Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
- Mockingbird Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mockingbird Hill is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
- Quail Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Valley is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Skylane Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Skylane Hills is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylane Hills
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Steeplechase
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Steeplechase is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
- Timberlake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Timberlake is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Twin Creeks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Creeks is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creeks
How Far From Shangri-La on the Lake 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 Shangri-La on the Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Shangri-La on the Lake and extending to:
- Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Clayton County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Shangri-La on the Lake to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 552 miles [888.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,449 miles [10,378.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,151 miles [11,508.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,030 miles [8,095 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 from Point A (ie- Shangri-La on the Lake) 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 Shangri-La on the Lake 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 Shangri-La on the Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5626, Longitude: -84.4330 In this case, the coordinates for Shangri-La on the Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.272 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.672 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.349 degrees. |
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