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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 Springlake Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Springlake Estates 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 Springlake Estates:
- 34.108713, -83.966294
- 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 Springlake Estates
- 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 Springlake Estates is near Hall County and also Barrow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barrow 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 Springlake Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Springlake Estates ...
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.
- Beard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beard is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
- Carrols Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carrols Crossing is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrols Crossing
- Forest Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Park is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Frontier Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Frontier Forest is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Forest
- Gay Lan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gay Lan is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Lan
- Estimated population in 2019: 81 people
- Gravel Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Springs is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Springs
- Green Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Green Crossing is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Crossing
- Hickory Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hills is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hog Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hog Mountain is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Mountain
- Pebble Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pebble Brook is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Brook
- Rest Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Roberts Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts Crossroads is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Crossroads
- Sugar Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodlake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodlake is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
How Far From Springlake Estates 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 Springlake Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Springlake Estates and extending to:
- Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Springlake Estates to Lawrenceville, with an average speed<3> 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 34 miles [54.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 506 miles [814.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,404 miles [10,306.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,107 miles [11,437.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,985 miles [8,022.6 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Springlake Estates) 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 Springlake Estates 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 Springlake Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1087, Longitude: -83.9663 In this case, the coordinates for Springlake Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.02 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.459 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.033 degrees. |
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