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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 Skyline Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Skyline Park and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Skyline Park:
    • 33.932616, -83.431827
    • 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 Skyline Park
  • 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
    • Since Skyline Park is near Oconee County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Skyline Park

Communities Also Named Skyline Park ...

We found two communities that are also named Skyline Park.

Within Georgia, the name Skyline Park is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This Skyline Park is located in Hamilton County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Skyline Park that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Skyline Park.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Skyline Park is located in Davis County and lies 1,624 miles [2,613.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Skyline Park that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Skyline Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Skyline Park ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Camelot is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Crystal Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Crystal Hills is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hills
  • Elder
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Elder is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
  • Fieldstone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fieldstone is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstone
  • Garden Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Garden Hills is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hills
  • Holly Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Holly Hills is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Indian Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Indian Hills is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Ivywood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ivywood is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywood
  • Jennings Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jennings Mill is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Mill
  • Kingswood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Kingswood is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
  • McNutt Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • McNutt Creek is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Creek
  • Overlook Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Quailwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Quailwood is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailwood
    • Ramble Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ramble Hills is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramble Hills
    • Stonebridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Stonebridge is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebridge
    • Stonemill Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Stonemill Run is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemill Run
    • Summit Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Summit Grove is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
    • Tanglebrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Tanglebrook is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglebrook
    • Tanglewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Tanglewood is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Tee Pee
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Tee Pee is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tee Pee
    • Windy Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Windy Creek is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Creek
    • Windy Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Windy Hill is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill

How Far From Skyline Park 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 Skyline Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Skyline Park and extending to:

  • Athens, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Skyline Park to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 493 miles [793.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,390 miles [10,283.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,090 miles [11,410.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,969 miles [7,996.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Skyline Park) 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 Skyline Park 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 Skyline Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9326, Longitude: -83.4318       In this case, the coordinates for Skyline Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.701 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.067 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.868 degrees.