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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 Spartan Lane, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spartan Lane 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 Spartan Lane:
- 33.898173, -83.405993
- 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 Spartan Lane
- 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 Oconee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
- Since Spartan Lane is near Clarke County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke 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 Spartan Lane
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spartan Lane ...
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.
- Crossties
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crossties is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossties
- Crystal Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Crystal Hills is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hills
- Garden Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Hills is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hills
- Hickory Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hickory Hill is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hillcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Holly Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Hills is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Indian Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Ivywood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ivywood is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywood
- Kingswood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingswood is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- McNutt Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McNutt Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Creek
- Quail Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Run is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Red Fox
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Red Fox is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fox
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Skyline Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Skyline Park is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Park
- Snapfinger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Snapfinger is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snapfinger
- Stonebridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stonebridge is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebridge
- Summit Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Summit Grove is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Tanglebrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tanglebrook is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglebrook
- Tanglewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tanglewood is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tee Pee
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tee Pee is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tee Pee
- University Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- University Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Windy Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Windy Creek is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Creek
- Windy Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Windy Hill is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill
How Far From Spartan Lane to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Spartan Lane to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Spartan Lane and extending to:
- Watkinsville, which is the Seat of Oconee County, lies just to the South.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Spartan Lane 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 494 miles [795 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 7,091 miles [11,411.9 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spartan Lane) 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 Spartan Lane 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 Spartan Lane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8982, Longitude: -83.4060 In this case, the coordinates for Spartan Lane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.685 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.043 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.867 degrees. |
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