Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sheraton Forest:
  • 32.497086, -84.905486
  • 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 Sheraton 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 Muscogee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Muscogee County
  • Since Sheraton Forest is near Russell County and also Chattahoochee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chattahoochee 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 Sheraton Forest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sheraton 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.

• Camelot
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Camelot is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
• Candlestick
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Candlestick is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlestick
• Crossgate
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Crossgate is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
• Crystal Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Crystal Valley is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
• Edgewood Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Edgewood Forest is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Forest
• Floyd Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Floyd Grove is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Grove
• Forest Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Park is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Forestdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Forestdale is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
• Georgetown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Georgetown is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Hearthstone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hearthstone is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
• Hidden Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hidden Hills is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
• Holiday Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Holiday Park is located in Muscogee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
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  • Lake Rushin Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Lake Rushin Heights is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Rushin Heights
  • Lakeshore
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lakeshore is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
  • Leesburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Leesburg is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Magnolia Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Magnolia Grove is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Grove
  • Merrywood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Merrywood is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrywood
  • Regency Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Regency Park is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
  • Rosewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosewood is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
  • Spring Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Spring Valley is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Sun Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sun Hill is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
  • Valley Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Valley Hills is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
  • Vista Terrace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Vista Terrace is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Terrace
  • Willow Bend
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Willow Bend is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend

How Far From Sheraton Forest 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 Sheraton Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Columbus, which is the Seat of Muscogee County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Sheraton Forest to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 624 miles [1,004.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,519 miles [10,491.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,218 miles [11,616.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,098 miles [8,204.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'