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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 Sheffield Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sheffield Forest 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 Sheffield Forest:
- 33.929269, -84.210197
- 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 Sheffield Forest
- 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 Sheffield Forest is near DeKalb County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Sheffield Forest
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sheffield Forest ...
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 Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beaver Hills is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hills
- Beaverdam ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beaverdam is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
- Chestnut Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Forest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Forest
- Choice ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Choice is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
- Covered Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Covered Bridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Bridge
- Elmside Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elmside Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmside Village
- Four Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Four Oaks is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Oaks
- Happy Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Happy Hollow is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
- Indian Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Indian Crossing is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Crossing
- Jones Bridge Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jones Bridge Landing is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bridge Landing
- Mechanicsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mechanicsville is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Overlook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Overlook is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Peachtree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Peachtree is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree
- Peachtree Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Peachtree Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peachtree Forest is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Forest
- Peachtree Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Peachtree Station is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Station
- Pebble Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pebble Creek is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- River Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- River Bluff is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff
- Smoketree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Smoketree is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketree
How Far From Sheffield Forest 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 Sheffield Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sheffield Forest and extending to:
- Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Sheffield Forest to Lawrenceville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 525 miles [844.9 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,004 miles [8,053.2 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- Sheffield Forest) 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 Sheffield Forest 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 Sheffield Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9293, Longitude: -84.2102 In this case, the coordinates for Sheffield Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.156 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.591 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.173 degrees. |
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