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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 Stoneview Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stoneview Acres 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 Stoneview Acres:
    • 33.878715, -84.139916
    • 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 Stoneview Acres
  • 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 Stoneview Acres is near DeKalb County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Stoneview Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Stoneview Acres ...

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.

  • Beaver Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Beaver Hills is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hills
  • Cedar Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Creek is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • Choice ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Choice is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
  • Four Winds
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Four Winds is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Winds
  • Kings Mountain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Kings Mountain is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
  • Lester Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lester Woods is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Woods
  • Mountain Brooke
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Mountain Brooke is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brooke
  • Mountain Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
  • Patriots Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Patriots Hill is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriots Hill
  • Pebble Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Pebble Creek is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
  • Rivermist
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Rivermist is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermist
  • Silver Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Silver Ridge is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Smoke Rise
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Smoke Rise is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
    • Smoketree
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Smoketree is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoketree
    • Trickem
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Trickem is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickem
    • Yellow River ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Yellow River is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow River

How Far From Stoneview Acres 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 Stoneview Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Stoneview Acres to Lawrenceville, with an average speed<2> 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 16 miles [25.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 525 miles [844.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,422 miles [10,335.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,125 miles [11,466.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,003 miles [8,051.5 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stoneview Acres) 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 Stoneview Acres 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 Stoneview Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8787, Longitude: -84.1399       In this case, the coordinates for Stoneview Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.113 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.534 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.158 degrees.