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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 Shannon Villas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shannon Villas 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 Shannon Villas:
- 33.586500, -84.542430
- 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 Shannon Villas
- 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 Shannon Villas is near Fayette County and also Clayton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton 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 Shannon Villas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shannon Villas ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beaver Creek is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Bench Mark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bench Mark is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bench Mark
- Bethany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Castlegate
(4 miles [6.4 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 southeast)
- Christian Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Corners
- Cooks Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cooks Crossing is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Crossing
- Fireside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fireside is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireside
- Granada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Granada is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada
- Hillandale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hillandale is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Holly Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Brook is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Brook
- Hollydale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hollydale is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollydale
- Limetree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Limetree is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limetree
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Malibu
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Malibu is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malibu
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Ponderosa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ponderosa is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Red Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Wing Cove
(4 miles [6.4 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
(3 miles [4.8 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 north)
- Stonewall is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Sun Valley
(4 miles [6.4 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 northeast)
- Sunrise is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Union City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
How Far From Shannon Villas 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 Shannon Villas to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shannon Villas and extending to:
- Atlanta, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shannon Villas to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 555 miles [893.2 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 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,155 miles [11,514.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,034 miles [8,101.4 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shannon Villas) 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 Shannon Villas 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 Shannon Villas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5865, Longitude: -84.5424 In this case, the coordinates for Shannon Villas have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.337 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.751 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.386 degrees. |
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