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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 Stonehenge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stonehenge 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 Stonehenge:
- 33.934560, -83.497107
- 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 Stonehenge
- 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 Stonehenge 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 Stonehenge
Communities Also Named Stonehenge ...
We found two communities that are also named Stonehenge.
There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Stonehenge.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Stonehenge in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- DeKalb County
- This Stonehenge is located in DeKalb County and lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Stonehenge that is located in Clarke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Stonehenge.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Stonehenge is located in Albemarle County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Stonehenge that is located in Clarke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Stonehenge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stonehenge ...
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.
- Allen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Allen is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Bogart
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Deerbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Deerbrook is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Fieldstone
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fieldstone is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstone
- Greene
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greene is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Holly Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holly Hills is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Jennings Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jennings Mill is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Mill
- Kingswood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kingswood is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Overlook Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Pine Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pine Ridge is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pleasant Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Ramble Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ramble Hills is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramble Hills
- Skyline Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Skyline Park is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Park
- Tanglebrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tanglebrook is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglebrook
- Windy Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windy Creek is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Creek
- Windy Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Windy Hill is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill
How Far From Stonehenge 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 Stonehenge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stonehenge 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 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Stonehenge to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> 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 496 miles [798.2 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 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,392 miles [10,286.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,093 miles [11,415.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,972 miles [8,001.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stonehenge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Stonehenge 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 Stonehenge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9346, Longitude: -83.4971 In this case, the coordinates for Stonehenge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.739 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.111 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.893 degrees. |
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