Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Woods:
  • 33.674553, -84.192975
  • 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 Woods

• 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
  • Since Sheffield Woods is near Henry County and also Clayton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Sheffield Woods

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sheffield Woods ...

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.

• Bramblewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bramblewood is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramblewood
• Chapel Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Chapel Hill is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
• Chapel Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Chapel Mill is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Mill
• Cherry Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cherry Ridge is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
• Chimney Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Chimney Ridge is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Ridge
• Kings Row
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Kings Row is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Row
• Leisure Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Leisure Woods is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Woods
• Miners Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Miners Creek is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Creek
• Raiders Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Raiders Ridge is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raiders Ridge
• Riverchase
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Riverchase is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
• Royal Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Royal Oaks is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
• Snapfinger
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Snapfinger is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snapfinger
• Willowcreek
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Willowcreek is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowcreek
• Woodstream
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Woodstream is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream

How Far From Sheffield Woods 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 Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sheffield Woods and extending to:

• Decatur, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sheffield Woods to Decatur, with an average speed<2> 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 537 miles [864.2 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,434 miles [10,354.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,136 miles [11,484.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,014 miles [8,069.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'